Table 4 Dying and death, symptoms and distress (N = 35); differences to 100% due to round-off errors
From: Life threatening illness in popular movies-a first descriptive analysis
Characteristics of dying and death of main characters in movies (N = 35) | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary Disease | Adults | ||
Cancer | 17 | 49 | |
AIDS/HIV | 7 | 20 | |
Unknown | 2 | 6 | |
Cardiovascular Diseases | 2 | 6 | |
Locked-in-syndrome | 1 | 3 | |
Dementia | 1 | 3 | |
Parkinson | 1 | 3 | |
Fake Disease (MEV1) | 1 | 3 | |
Children | |||
Leukemia | 2 | 6 | |
AIDS/HIV | 1 | 3 | |
Entity of Cancer (N = 17) | Undefined | 5 | 29 |
Leukemia | 3 | 18 | |
Pancreatic Cancer | 2 | 12 | |
Bone Cancer | 1 | 6 | |
Prostate Cancer | 1 | 6 | |
Breast Cancer | 1 | 6 | |
Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma | 1 | 6 | |
Brain Tumour | 1 | 6 | |
Neuroblastoma | 1 | 6 | |
Brain and Lung Cancer | 1 | 6 | |
Mentioning of the Disease | Yes | 30 | 86 |
No | 5 | 14 | |
Showing symptoms | Yes | 31 | 89 |
No | 4 | 11 | |
Therapy Measures | Yes | 26 | 74 |
No | 9 | 26 | |
Therapy (Multiple Answers Possible) | Chemotherapy | 8 | 20 |
Surgery | 4 | 11 | |
Consultation | 3 | 9 | |
Intravenous Drip | 2 | 6 | |
Irradiation | 1 | 3 | |
Reanimation | 1 | 3 | |
Puncture of Bone Marrow | 1 | 3 | |
Organ Donation | 1 | 3 | |
Medication | Yes | 30 | 86 |
No | 5 | 14 | |
Suffering | Yes | 29 | 83 |
No | 6 | 17 | |
Mentioning palliative or hospice care | Yes | 0 | 0 |
No | 35 | 100 | |
Survival | Yes | 18 | 51 |
No | 17 | 49 | |
Hospital Stay | Yes | 23 | 66 |
No | 12 | 34 | |
Place of Death (N = 17) | Hospital | 6 | 35 |
Home | 5 | 29 | |
Unknown | 5 | 29 | |
Lakefront | 1 | 6 | |
End of Life (N = 17) | Death of Natural Causes of Disease | 13 | 76 |
Physician-Assisted Suicide | 3 | 18 | |
Suicide (Attempt) | 1 | 6 | |
Family Reaction | Support | 23 | 66 |
Unknown | 6 | 17 | |
Lack of Understanding | 3 | 9 | |
Ignorance | 2 | 6 | |
Denial | 1 | 3 | |
Hospital Staff Reaction | Care | 31 | 89 |
Disinterest | 2 | 6 | |
Insensitive Behaviour | 2 | 6 | |
Homecare | Yes | 27 | 77 |
No | 8 | 23 |