Research Article

Current End-of-Life Care Needs and Care Practices in Acute Care Hospitals

Table 2

Comparative findings in relation to mobility and activities of daily living.

*Diagnosis:
(i) Ca
(ii) Cv
(iii) Resp
(iv) AO
Age:
(i) 0–64 years
(ii) 65+ years
Gender:
(i) Male
(ii) Female
Marital status:
(i) Married
(ii) Not married
Residence:
(i) Urban
(ii) Suburban
(iii) Rural

Mobility
 Unassisted mobilityCa: 1.6%
Cv: 23.10%
Resp: 2.1%
AO: 1.8%
Younger: 9.0%
Older: 5.9%
Male: 9.2%
Female: 3.9%
Married: 7.7%
Not: 5.7%
Urban: 6.8%
Suburb: 4.7%
Rural: 8.6%

 Assisted mobilityCa: 10.8%
Cv: 16.7%
Resp: 15.2%
AO: 12.5%
Younger: 12.7%
Older: 13.6%
Male: 13.9%
Female: 12.8%
Married: 13.6%
Not: 13.1%
Urban: 13.0%
Suburb: 17.2%
Rural: 11.1%

 BedrestCa: 87.5%
Cv: 60.3%
Resp: 82.7%
AO: 85.7%
Younger: 78.3%
Older: 80.6%
Male: 76.9%
Female: 83.3%
Married: 78.7%
Not: 81.1%
Urban: 80.2%
Suburb: 78.1%
Rural: 80.2%

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ADL
 Self careCa: 0.8%
Cv: 18.4%
Resp: 1.0%
AO: 0.4%
Younger: 8.2%
Older: 3.6%
Male: 7.2%
Female: 2.3%
Married: 5.5%
Not: 4.3%
Urban: 4.8%
Suburb: 3.1%
Rural: 7.4%

 ADL assistedCa: 13.0%
Cv: 23.9%
Resp: 12.0%
AO: 11.7%
Younger: 12.4%
Older: 16.0%
Male: 15.1%
Female: 15.0%
Married: 14.9%
Not: 15.2%
Urban: 15.0%
Suburb: 16.4%
Rural: 13.6%

 Complete ADL careCa: 86.2%
Cv: 57.7%
Resp: 86.9%
AO: 87.9%
Younger: 79.4%
Older: 80.4%
Male: 77.8%
Female: 82.7%
Married: 79.7%
Not: 80.6%
Urban: 80.2%
Suburb: 80.5%
Rural: 79.0%

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*Ca: Cancer; Cv: Cardiovascular; Resp: Respiratory disease; AO: All other.