Table 4 Distribution 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

50/ 69 (72.5)

12/69 (17.4)

20/56 (35.7)

61–70

37/46 (80.4)

13/46 (28.3)

12/33 (36.4)

71–80

57/74 (86.4)

18/74 (24.3)

27/59 (27.1)

81+

91/108 (84.3)

25/108 (23.1)

13/85 (15.3)

P value

0.1367

0.5675

0.0219**

 Morbidity leading to death

Malignancy (isolated)

96/116 (82.8)

32/116 (27.6)

39/91 (42.9)

Chronic Disease (isolated)

39/53 (73.6)

8/53 (15.1)

6/40 (15.0)

Incapacitation (isolated)

60/69 (87.0)

14/69 (20.3)

4/57 (7.0)

Complex morbidity

47/59 (79.7)

14/59 (23.7)

12/45 (26.7)

P value

0.2810

0.3100

< 0.0001

 State of dependence

Non Dependent

24/38 (63.2)

8/38 (21.1)

10/33 (30.3)

Dep. ≤1 year

138/159 (86.8)

39/159 (24.5)

36/117 (30.8)

Dep. >1 year

80 /100 (80.0)

21/100 (21.0)

15/83 (18.1)

P value

0.0031

0.7723

0.1140

Socio-demographic characteristics of family caregivers

 Education

≤ 12 years

85/106 (80.2)

20/106 (18.9)

26/83 (31.3)

> 12 years

157/191 (82.2)

48/191 (25.2)

35/150 (23.3)

P value

0.6691

0.2184

0.1839

 Income

Below average

82/114 (71.9)

25/114 (21.9)

23/92 (25.0)

Same as average

40/44 (90.9)

8/44 (18.2)

10/36 (27.8)

Above average

89/104 (85.6)

28/104 (26.9)

22/81 (27.2)

P value

0.0060

0.4656

0.9270

 Ethnicity

Jews

219/263 (83.3)

61/263 (23.2)

151/263 (27.1)

Arabs

23/34 (67.6)

7/34 (20.6)

51/34 (19.2)

P value

0.0273**

0.7336

0.3924

 Religiosity among Jews

Secular

71/84 (84.5)

20/84 (23.8)

18/62 (29.0)

Traditionalist

96/119 (80.7)

26/119 (21.8)

26/94 (27.7)

Religious + Ultra-orthodox

52/60 (86.7)

15/60 (25.0)

12/51 (23.5)

P value

0.5576

0.8831

0.7940