Concordance between Experiences of Bereaved Relatives, Physicians, and Nurses with Hospital End-of-Life Care: Everyone Has Their “Own Truth”

Table 1

Congruent items per response group.

Relatives	Physicians	Nurses
How would you rate the quality of life in the last 3 days of life of the patient? (0 = very poor/10 = almost perfect)	How would you rate the quality of life in the last 3 days of life of the patient? (0 = very poor/10 = almost perfect)	How would you rate the quality of life in the last 3 days of life of the patient? (0 = very poor/10 = almost perfect)
How would you rate the quality of dying of the patient? (0 = very poor/10 = almost perfect)	How would you rate the quality of dying of the patient? (0 = very poor/10 = almost perfect)	How would you rate the quality of dying of the patient? (0 = very poor/10 = almost perfect)
Did you realize that your beloved would die within a few days?; If so, how long in advance?; More than 3 days in advance; 72–48 hours in advance; 48–24 hours in advance; Less than 24 hours in advance	Did you realize that the patient would die within hours to days?; If so, how long in advance?; More than 3 days in advance; 72–48 hours in advance; 48–24 hours in advance; 12–24 hours in advance; 6–12 hours in advance; Less than 6 hours in advance	Did you realize that the patient would die within hours to days?; If so, how long in advance?; More than 3 days in advance; 72–48 hours in advance; 48–24 hours in advance; 12–24 hours in advance; 6–12 hours in advance; Less than 6 hours in advance
—	Did you or a colleague discuss impending death with the patient?	Did you or a colleague discuss death or dying with the patient?
Did a healthcare professional inform you about the impending death of your beloved?	Did you or a colleague discuss impending death with the relative(s)?	—