|
Not until the last year before death (also including last six months, last month and last week)
|
207 (94)
|
65 (96)
|
0.770
|
|
Not until the last six months before death (including the last month and last week)
|
190 (86)
|
64 (94)
|
0.072
|
|
Not until the last month before death (including the last week)
|
66 (30)
|
41 (60)
|
<0.001
|
|
Not until the last week before death
|
13 (6)
|
18 (26)
|
<0.001
|
|
GPs’ awareness was based on: (more than one answer possible)
|
Cancer
|
Non-cancer
| |
| |
n = 225
|
n = 71
| |
| |
(%)
|
(%)
| |
|
GPs’ observation of problems and/or symptoms
|
175 (78)
|
62 (87)
|
0.079
|
|
Information from medical specialist
|
120 (53)
|
20 (28)
|
<0.001
|
|
Information from home-care professionals
|
6 (3)
|
9 (13)
|
0.002
|
|
Information from relatives
|
33 (15)
|
19 (27)
|
0.020
|
|
Other
|
15 (7)
|
7 (10)
|
0.371
|
|
Not applicable
|
0 (0)
|
1 (1)
|
0.240
|
