Assessment of the quality of end-of-life care: translation and validation of the German version of the “Care of the Dying Evaluation” (CODE-GER) - a questionnaire for bereaved relatives

Table 5 Correlations between overall impression items and the subscales as well as the Total-Score

			Subscales and Total-Score
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total-Score
Overall items; numbering corresponding to CODE-GER		N
27a [1]	Whether patient was treated with respect and dignity by doctors	212	0.51^**	0.39^**	0.24^**	0.14^*	0.14^*	0.09	0,53^**	0.46^**
27b [1]	Whether patient was treated with respect and dignity by nurses	223	0.49^**	0.35^**	0.14^*	0.17^*	0.22	0.16^*	0.23^**	0.36^**
28 [2]	Whether next-of-kin was adequately supported	230	0.44^**	0.38^**	0.36^**	0.14^*	0.39^**	−0.02	0.56^**	0.44^**
29 [1]	Whether next-of-kind would recommend ward to family/friends	227	0.72**	0.57**	0.32**	0.44**	0.29**	0.15*	0.63**	0.67**

1 = Pearson-Moment-Correlation; 2 = Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; subscales: (1) support and time of doctors and nurses, (2) spiritual and emotional support, (3) information and decision-making, (4) environment, (5) information about dying process, (6) symptom presence, (7) support at actual time of death and afterwards

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