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

Table 3

Care needs and provided care findings in relation to expected versus unexpected deaths.

	DNR order present (Expected death)	No DNR order (Unexpected death)	Test result
CPR performed during hospital stay	5.8%	69.8%	* 𝜒^2=380.953, df=1, 𝑃=.000
CPR performed immediately prior to death	0.8%	64.6%	* 𝜒^2=566.774, df=1, 𝑃=.000
Had CCU care	15.9%	20.6%	𝜒^2=1.767, df=1, 𝑃=.184
Had PCU care	24.5%	1.6%	* 𝜒^2=34.492, df=1, 𝑃=.000
Had palliative care referral	28.7%	4.7%	* 𝜒^2=33.481, df=1, 𝑃=.000
Oxygen in use at time of death	89.7%	84.3%	𝜒^2=3.338, df=1, 𝑃=.068
Intravenous infusion at time of death	88.2%	94.5%	* 𝜒^2=4.481, df=1, 𝑃=.034
Had 1+ technologies withdrawn	6.9%	7.9%	* 𝜒^2=.196, df=1, 𝑃=.658
Had pain on last day of life	82.0%	41.7%	* 𝜒^2=100.84, df=1, 𝑃=.000
Analgesic provided on last day of life	82.3%	40.2%	* 𝜒^2=111.342, df=1, 𝑃=.000
Mobility
(i) Unassisted mobility; (ii) Assisted mobility; (iii) Bedrest	29.4%; 75.7%; 94.3%	37.8%; 26.0%; 36.2%	* 𝜒^2=262.343, df=2, 𝑃=.000
Activities of daily living
(i) Self care; (ii) Assisted care; (iii) Total ADL care	28.9%; 67.3%; 94.8%	27.6%; 39.4%; 33.1%	* 𝜒^2=252.967, df=2, 𝑃=.000

*Significant findings.