Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Figure 4.7 Scores (out of 10) for questions on care provided in a hospital in the last two days of life
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Q66. In the last two days of their life, did the bed area and surrounding environment have adequate privacy for them?
7.9*
Q68. During the last two days of their life, if they experienced pain, did healthcare sta do everything they could to relieve it? Q69. During the last two days of their life, if they experienced symptoms other than pain (such as nausea, constipation, breathing diɝculties or restlessness), did healthcare sta do everything they could to relieve them? Q70. During the last two days of their life, did healthcare sta help and support them with their emotional needs (e.g. feeling worried, feeling anxious, feeling low etc.)? Q71. During the last two days of their life, did healthcare sta provide support to meet their religious or spiritual needs (things like talking, praying, quiet time or access to a religious or spiritual leader)? Q72. During the last two days of their life, did they get enough help from healthcare sta to eat or drink? Q73. During the last two days of their life, was there enough help available to meet their personal care needs (such as washing, dressing and toileting)? Q74. During the last two days of their life, was there enough help with nursing care, such as giving medicine and helping them ȴnd a comfortable position in bed? Q76. During the last two days of their life, did you feel that there was good coordination between the healthcare sta? Q77. During the last two days of their life, was there adequate support to meet their needs outside of working hours (after 5pm, at night and at weekends)? Q78. During the last two days of their life, do you think your relative or friend was involved as much as they wanted to be in decisions about their care and treatment? Q79. During the last two days of their life, did healthcare sta discuss with you the level of treatment and care and its appropriateness (in terms of medical interventions and their illness) that your relative or friend would receive?
9.0*
8.6*
7.1*
7.5
7.6*
8.2*
8.6
7.7
8.2
7.2*
7.9*
Q80. During the last two days of their life, did you have conȴdence and trust in the nurses who cared for them?
8.6*
Q81. During the last two days of their life, did you have conȴdence and trust in the doctors who cared for them?
8.2*
Q82. During the last two days of their life, did healthcare sta treat them with kindness and compassion?
9.1*
Q83. Overall, during the last two days of their life, did you feel that they were treated with respect and dignity by healthcare sta?
9.0*
Q85. In your opinion, did the healthcare professional who told them that they were likely to die break the news to them in a sensitive and caring way?
7.8
Care in hospital
National
*denotes a statistically signiȴcant dierence from the national average.
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