Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Figure 5.5 Participants’ overall experiences of care and support by relationship to the person who died 52
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
60.6%
20.9%
18.5%
Husband/wife/civil partner/partner
52.6%
25.6%
21.7%
Son/daughter
61.1%
19.3%
19.6%
Brother/sister
49.1%
35.1%
15.8%
Parent
60.2%
24.6%
15.2%
Other relative
63.5%
19.2%
17.3%
Friend/neighbour
Sta in care home
80.0%
20.0%
61.2%
25.0%
13.8%
Other
Fair to poor (0 to 6)
Good (7 to 8)
Very good (9 to 10)
Figure 5.6 shows participants’ overall experiences of care and support by the illnesses of the person who died. Participants who did not know what illness their friend or relative had in the last hours and days of their life were most likely to report a ‘fair to poor’ experience (14 of 47 people or 29.8%), while those whose relative or friend had a neurological condition were least likely (73 of 402 people or 18.2%) to do so. Bereaved relatives who said their relative or friend had a neurological condition (237 of 402 people or 59.0%) or cancer (874 of 1,484 people or 58.9%) were most likely to report a ‘very good’ experience of care and support.
52 For ‘Son/daughter’ responses, this means the survey participant was the son or daughter of the person who died. In addition ‘Parent’ means the participant was the parent of the person who died. In ȴve cases, care home sta registered the death and responded to the survey.
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