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Table A21:

Study Characteristics and Adjustment Factors—Included Observational Studies on Determinants of Inpatient Hospice Versus Hospital Death

Author, Year Country Sample Size	Study Design Data Source Time Frame	Population	Sociodemographic Factors	Illness-Related Factors	Health Services Availability	Patient or Family Preference for Place of Death
Study Characteristics				Adjustment Factors
Poulose et al, 2013 (17) Singapore N = 842	Retrospective cohort Hospital database Not specified	Adults Hospital-based palliative care team Referred in 2007	Age Sex Marital status Ethnicity	Type of disease Referral-to-death interval	• Restricted to patients referred to hospital-based integrated palliative care	• Not included
Hong et al, 2011 (21) Singapore N = 52,120	Retrospective cohort Cancer registry Not specified	Adults Cancer patients Death 2000–2009	Age Sex Ethnicity	Restricted to cancer Type of cancer Time between diagnosis and death Cause of death	• Not included	• Not included

Abbreviation: N, number of patients included.