Characteristics of the study population (n = 498)a
| Home setting (n= 400) | Residential home (n= 98) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | P-value | |
| Age at death (mean, SD) | 81 (23) | 87 (7) | 0.02 |
| Sex, female | 171 (43) | 62 (63) | <0.001 |
| Cause of death | |||
| Malignancies | 216 (54) | 24 (25) | <0.001 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 61 (15) | 24 (25) | |
| Respiratory disease | 21 (5) | 11 (11) | |
| Disease of nervous system | 7 (2) | 2 (2) | |
| Stroke (CVA) | 22 (6) | 2 (2) | |
| Old age | 44 (11) | 23 (24) | |
| Other | 27 (7) | 11 (11) | |
| Dementia | |||
| None | 334 (88) | 57 (66) | <0.001 |
| Mild | 29 (8) | 14 (16) | |
| Severe | 18 (5) | 15 (17) | |
↵a Missing data for: cause of death n=3, dementia n=31. CVA = cerebrovascular accident.