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90%
78%
63%
35%
0% 10%
Cancer
Lung condition (e.g. COPD)
Neurological condition
Dementia
Figure 3. Proportion of people who were not told by a healthcare professional that they were likely to die, according to illness at death.
The proportion of respondents who stated that their relative or friend was involved in the decisions about their care varied according to the setting they were being cared for in. About half of those (52%) who died in hospital stated that their loved one was involved as much as they would have liked to be, compared to nearly 70% of people whose loved one died in a hospice setting (Figure 4) .
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69%
63%
55%
52%
0% 10%
Hospice
Home Nursing home Hospital
Figure 4. Percentage of people who stated they were “definitely” involved as much as they wanted to be in decisions about their care, according to setting of death (n=3,582).
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Telling It Like It Is
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