Characteristic | N (%) or mean, standard deviation (SD) |
---|---|
Mean (SD) age at death, y | 73.1 (14.7) |
Age range, y | 37 to 99 |
Female sex | 43 (54.4) |
Marital status | |
 Not in a relationship | 18 (22.8) |
 In a relationship (not living together) | 3 (3.8) |
 Married or common-law (living together) | 35 (44.3) |
 Not documented in chart | 23 (29.1) |
Education status | |
 Did not complete high school | 1 (1.3) |
 Completed high school | 0 (0.0) |
 Had some university education or completed a community college, technical college, or post-secondary program (ex. trade, technical, or vocational school) | 2 (2.5) |
 University degree (ex. BA, BSc, BSN) | 5 (6.3) |
 Graduate degree (ex. MD, DDS, DMD, DVM, OD, Master’s, or PhD) | 2 (2.5) |
 Not documented in chart | 69 (87.3) |
Residence status | |
 At home (apartment/townhouse/bungalow) | 60 (75.9) |
 Retirement residence | 4 (5.1) |
 Supportive housing (group home/assisted living) | 2 (2.5) |
 Long-term care or nursing home | 1 (1.3) |
 Vulnerable housing (shelter/transition home/no home/subsidized housing) | 0 (0.0) |
 Not documented in chart | 12 (15.2) |
Living alone prior to death | |
 Yes | 16 (20.3) |
 No | 43 (54.4) |
 Not documented in chart | 20 (25.3) |
Living with their caregiver | |
 Yes | 42 (53.2) |
 No | 13 (16.5) |
 Not documented in chart | 24 (30.4) |
Identified a caregiver in their chart | |
 Yes | 63 (79.7) |
 No | 16 (20.3) |
Documented caregiver presence at office visits | |
 Yes | 47 (59.5) |
 No | 32 (40.5) |
Documented caregiver’s concerns being addressed | |
 Yes | 39 (49.4) |
 No | 40 (50.6) |
Documented caregiver’s well being addressed | |
 Yes | 12 (15.2) |
 No | 67 (84.8) |
Documentation of chronic life-limiting illness | |
 Cancer | 39 (49.4) |
 Cardiac disease | 32 (40.5) |
 Mental health | 18 (22.8) |
 Lung disease | 12 (15.2) |
 Frailty | 11 (13.9) |
 Renal disease | 10 (12.7) |
 Dementia | 9 (11.4) |
 Liver disease | 7 (8.9) |
 Stroke | 6 (7.6) |
 Neurodegenerative disease | 1 (1.3) |
 Other | 7 (8.9) |
Illness most responsible for death | |
 Cancer | 33 (41.8) |
 Cardiac disease | 16 (20.3) |
 Mental health | 3 (3.8) |
 Stroke | 3 (3.8) |
 Frailty | 2 (2.5) |
 Liver disease | 2 (2.5) |
 Lung disease | 2 (2.5) |
 Dementia | 1 (1.3) |
 Neurodegenerative disease | 1 (1.3) |
 Renal Disease | 1 (1.3) |
 Other | 15 (19.0) |
Documented chronic life-limiting illnesses, mean (SD) | 1.9 (0.9) |