Table 3 Utilization of end-of-life-related care practices (EoLCP) according to the family caregiver or patient characteristics (N = 297)

Medical characteristics of the patient

 Patients age at death

≤ 60

27/67 (40.3)

20/67 (29.8)

41/54 (75.9)

61–70

18/44 (40.9)

12/43 (27.9)

24/35 (68.6)

71–80

26/66 (39.4)

18/65 (27.7)

32/51 (62.7)

81+

34/105 (32.4)

34/101 (33.7)

32/81 (39.5)

P value

0.6400

0.8330

0.0001

 Morbidity leading to death

Malignancy (isolated)

32/113 (28.3)

26/109 (23.8)

73/92 (79.3)

Chronic Disease (isolated)

32/51 (62.8)

18/47 (38.3)

18/38 (47.4)

Incapacitation (isolated)

18/62 (29.0)

22/63 (34.9)

17/50 (34.0)

Complex morbidity

23/56 (41.4)

18/57 (31.6)

21/41 (51.2)

P value

0.0002

0.2300

< 0.0001

 State of dependence

Non Dependent

16/34 (47.1)

11 /35 (31.4)

16/29 (55.2)

Dep. ≤1 year

56/152 (36.8)

42 /148 (28.4)

82/126 (65.1)

Dep. >1 year

33/96 (34.4)

31/93 (33.3)

31/66 (47.0)

P value

0.4148

0.7110

0.0501

Socio-demographic characteristics of family caregivers

 Education

≤ 12 years

37/100 (37.0)

24/96 (25.0)

44/77 (59.5)

> 12 years

68/182 (37.4)

60/180 (33.3)

85/147 (57.8)

P value

0.9519

0.1500

0.8158

 Income

Below average

49/109 (45.0)

29/103 (28.2)

49/90 (54.4)

Same as average

18/41 (43.9)

11/40 (27.5)

17/30 (56.7)

Above average

29/100 (29.0)

31/101 (30.7)

52/77 (67.5)

P value

0.0442**

0.8965

0.2109

 Ethnicity

Jews

92/251 (36.7)

75/247 (30.4)

109/194 (56.2)

Arabs

13/31 (41.9)

9/29 (31.4)

20/27 (74.1)

P value

0.5660

0.9410

0.0773

 Religiosity among Jews

Secular

29/79 (36.7)

22/82 (26.8)

40/62 (64.5)

Traditionalist

38/114 (33.3)

34/112 (30.4)

45/86 (52.3)

Religious + Ultra-orthodox

25/58 (43.1)

19/53 (35.9)

24/46 (52.2)

P value

0.4537

0.5383

0.2768