Baseline characteristics of included patients and proxies
| Patient characteristics | Total N=16 | Cohort A Demented OM N=4 | Cohort B Demented P-NOM N=4 | Cohort C No dementia P-NOM N=4 | Cohort D No dementia OM N=4 |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 84 (80–91) | 88 (84–90) | 83 (80–91) | 94 (86–101) | 75 (71–81) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 10 (63) | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) |
| Dementia, n (%) | 8 (50) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | – | – |
| CCI, median (IQR) | 6 (5–6) | 6 (5–6) | 7 (5–7) | 5 (4–10) | 4 (3–4) |
| Living situation, n (%) | |||||
| Home, independent | 5 (31) | – | 1 (25) | – | 4 (100) |
| Home, with ADL care | 4 (25) | 2 (50) | – | 2 (50) | – |
| Institutional care facility | 7 (44) | 2 (50) | 3 (75) | 2 (50) | – |
| Management | |||||
| Surgery | 8 (50) | 4 (100) | – | – | 4 (100) |
| P-NOM | 8 (50) | – | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | – |
| Admittance in hospital, n (%) | 16 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |
| Length of stay (days), median (IQR) | 6 (3–10) | 10 (4–15) | 4 (2–12) | 6 (2–10) | 5 (3–7) |
| Deceased at the time of the interview, n (%) | 7 (44) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 4 (100) | – |
| Time from hospital admission to death (days), n (%) | 14 (7–48) | 48 (48–48) | 15 (10–15) | 10 (3–91) | – |
| Time to interview (days), median (IQR) | 61 (53–141) | 59 (50–69) | 85 (53–113) | 320 (188–342) | 54 (50–60) |
| Proxy characteristics |
Total
N=12 |
Cohort A
N=4 |
Cohort B
N=4 |
Cohort C
N=4 | |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 62 (56–69) | 63 (53–66) | 59 (55–79) | 66 (57–71) | |
| Female sex, n (%) | 8 (67) | 3 (75) | 3 (75) | 2 (50) | |
| Relationship with patient, n (%) | |||||
| Spouse | 1 (8) | – | 1 (25) | – | |
| Offspring | 11 (92) | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 4 (100) |
Cohort A: Geriatric hip fracture patients with dementia who have chosen OM (interview with proxy).
Cohort B: Geriatric hip fracture patients with dementia who have chosen P-NOM (interview with proxy).
Cohort C: Geriatric hip fracture patients without dementia who have chosen P-NOM (interview with proxy).
Cohort D: Geriatric hip fracture patients without dementia who have chosen OM (interview with patient).
.CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; OM, operative management; P-NOM, palliative non-operative management.