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Table 3 Domains where additional support was perceived as being useful by caregivers responding to the South Australian Health Omnibus who had actively provided care (n = 1504) at some time in the five years before responding for someone at the end-of-life.

From: Caregivers' perceived adequacy of support in end-stage lung disease: results of a population survey

 

Respondents who had someone close to them die from an expected death in the 5 years before responding who died of ...

 
 

...end-stage lung disease

n = 128

...a life-limiting illness other than end-stage respiratory disease

n = 1152

p value

Perceived additional support helpful for:

n

%

n

%

 

   physical care, symptom control, medications

37

28.9

273

23.7

0.192

   information about the disease progression of services available

23

17.8

200

17.4

0.894

   emotional, spiritual or bereavement support

26

20.2

293

25.4

0.189

   Finances

4

3.1

76

6.6

0.175#

   Other additional support

29

10.2

99

9.9

0.879

  1. # Fisher's Exact Test used