Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Figure 3.18 Overall experience of care received in hospital by illness
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
29.2% 30.3% 32.3% 29.5%
25.6%
45.2%
Cancer
27.4% 25.1%
42.3% 42.6%
Covid-19
Dementia
23.8%
46.8%
Heart condition
24.8%
24.3%
50.9%
Influenza or pneumonia
31.7%
26.3%
41.9%
Lung condition
25.7% 25.9% 23.8%
24.1%
50.2%
Neurological condition
26.9%
47.2% 47.6%
End stage renal disease
28.6%
Don't know
33.3%
25.8%
40.9%
Something else
Fair to poor (0 to 6)
Good (7 to 8)
Very good (9 to 10)
Figure 3.19 shows overall experiences by length of stay in hospital. Participants whose relative or friend spent less than one week in hospital were more likely to report a ‘very good’ experience (315 of 626 people or 50.3%).
Figure 3.19 Overall experience of care received in hospital by length of hospital stay
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
24.6%
25.1%
50.3%
Less than 1 week
29.2%
24.5%
46.4%
1 to 4 weeks
33.3%
25.0%
41.6%
5 to 12 weeks
33.3%
25.6%
41.0%
Longer than 12 weeks
Fair to poor (0 to 6)
Good (7 to 8)
Very good (9 to 10)
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