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 ... | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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...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 |