Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Preferences for Care towards the End of Life, 2015

Variable Details

VariableSCN1
LabelSCN1: A person has been living in a care home for about a year. They are usually able to care for themselves, and make decisions about their own care. Over the past month however, they have been missing mealtimes.
Responses
1 Make me attend mealtimes, even if I resist, so that I have t 334
2 Encourage me to attend mealtimes and eat, but allow me to mi 1047
3 Serve my meals as usual, and accept if I do not eat them 399
4 Provide measures to help me die peacefully 80
5 Don't know 116
6 Refused / Missing 40
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPreferences for Care towards the End of Life, 2015