Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Q3.
How long had they been ill before they died?
1.1 Background information
They were not ill — they died suddenly
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GO TO Q103.
Less than 24 hours
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Q1.
What was your relationship to the person who died? 1 Husband/wife/civil partner/ partner 2 Son/daughter 3 Brother/sister 4 Parent 5 Other relative 6 Friend/neighbour 7 Sta in care home 8 Warden (sheltered accommodation) 9 Other:
One day or more, but less than one week One week or more, but less than one month One month or more, but less than six months Six months or more, but less than one year
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One year or more
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Q4a.
Did they spend any time being cared for at home during the last three months of life? 1 Yes GO TO Q4b.
No, they were in a hospital, hospice, nursing home or a residential care facility for the whole three months
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GO TO Q22a.
Q2.
This question is about the illnesses the person who died had in the last days and hours of their life. (Please tick ALL the illnesses they had in the last days of life.)
Q.4b Please write the name of the town/village and county where they were cared for at home: Town/village:
Cancer (including leukaemia and lymphoma)
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2 COVID-19 3 Dementia 4 Heart condition (e.g. heart failure)
County:
5 Inȵuenza or pneumonia 6 Lung condition (e.g. COPD)
1 Carlow 2 Cavan 3 Clare 4 Cork 5 Donegal 6 Dublin
14 Longford
15 Louth 16 Mayo 17 Meath
7 Neurological condition (including stroke, motor neuron disease) 8 End stage renal (kidney) disease 9 Don’t know 10 Something else:
18 Monaghan
19 Oaly
7 Galway
20 Roscommon
21 Sligo
8 Kerry
9 Kildare
22 Tipperary
10 Kilkenny 11 Laois 12 Leitrim 13 Limerick
23 Waterford
24 Westmeath
25 Wexford
26 Wicklow
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