Research Article
Concordance between Experiences of Bereaved Relatives, Physicians, and Nurses with Hospital End-of-Life Care: Everyone Has Their “Own Truth”
Table 5
Communication about end of life, end-of-life decisions, or impending death (
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| Perspectives: | With patient (%) | With relative (%) |
| Physician reported | To have discussed the patient’s impending death | 114 (57) | 180 (90) |
| Relative reported | That the physician had discussed the patient’s impending death | n.a. | 127 (64) |
| Nurse reported | That the physician had discussed the patient’s impending death | 83 (42) | 131 (66) | To have discussed the patient’s impending death | 72 (36) | n.a. |
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n.a. = not assessed.
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