Table 4 Effects of family meetings on the end-of-life care

Use of family meeting (reference = No)

4.949^***

4.856

5.044

0.208^***

0.199

0.218

Initiation time of 1st family meeting (reference = < 15 days)

 16–30

1.612^***

1.535

1.692

0.170^***

0.136

0.213

 31–45

1.727^***

1.630

1.831

0.371^***

0.302

0.457

 46–60

1.698^***

1.585

1.818

0.610^***

0.496

0.751

 61–90

1.469^***

1.377

1.566

0.627^***

0.518

0.760

 91–180

1.353^***

1.275

1.437

0.862

0.737

1.008

 > 181

0.828^***

0.781

0.877

1.187^*

1.041

1.355

Age (reference = 66–85)

 ≤ 6

0.932

0.762

1.140

3.782^***

3.356

4.261

1.286

0.701

2.358

1.760

0.531

5.831

 7–12

0.903

0.713

1.144

3.476^***

2.943

4.104

2.337^*

1.186

4.605

1.615

0.38

6.856

 13–18

0.840^*

0.714

0.988

4.799^***

4.37

5.270

0.963

0.634

1.461

2.884^**

1.348

6.173

 19–40

1.015

0.973

1.058

2.265^***

2.193

2.339

1.290^***

1.153

1.443

1.268

0.949

1.694

 41–65

1.280^***

1.259

1.300

1.517^***

1.491

1.543

1.271^***

1.218

1.326

1.069

0.947

1.207

 ≥ 86

0.942^***

0.924

0.961

0.519^***

0.509

0.529

0.969

0.925

1.014

0.575^***

0.502

0.659

Female (reference = male)

1.269^***

1.251

1.288

0.989

0.975

1.004

1.156^***

1.115

1.200

0.977

0.880

1.085

Marital status (reference = single)

 Married

1.073^***

1.044

1.102

1.209^***

1.179

1.24

1.022

0.950

1.098

1.008

0.828

1.227

 Divorced

0.981

0.949

1.015

1.024

0.992

1.055

1.004

0.920

1.097

1.181

0.937

1.488

 Widowed

0.934^***

0.906

0.964

0.994

0.965

1.023

0.935

0.863

1.013

0.926

0.743

1.155

Poverty (reference = no)

0.859^***

0.835

0.884

0.913^***

0.889

0.938

0.829^***

0.774

0.888

1.095

0.918

1.307

Rural (reference = urban)

1.559^***

1.532

1.587

0.940^***

0.925

0.954

1.048^*

1.001

1.097

0.871^*

0.767

0.988

Medical condition

(reference = none of cancer and major illnesses)

 Cancer

19.004^***

18.652

19.362

0.172^***

0.168

0.176

5.395^***

5.157

5.644

0.267^***

0.235

0.304

 Major illness

3.184^***

3.118

3.252

0.485^***

0.477

0.493

1.219^***

1.162

1.279

0.550^***

0.488

0.619

Site of first family meeting (reference = public hospitals)

 Not-for-profit hospitals

1.330^***

1.283

1.379

0.867^**

0.779

0.964

 Private Hospitals

0.808^***

0.755

0.865

1.488^***

1.258

1.761

Level (reference = medical center)

 Regional hospital

0.897^***

0.864

0.931

1.041

0.932

1.161

 Community hospital and clinics

0.368^***

0.346

0.391

0.739^**

0.619

0.881