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. 2023 Mar 23;18(3):e0282960. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282960

Table 2. Overview of revisions made to the 4-item ACP engagement questionnaire.

Original content Revised content Reason for change
‘Medical decision makers, or surrogates’ (introduction/instructions) ‘Fiduciario’ To improve coherence with the Italian ACP legislation
‘Medical treatments’ (trattamenti sanitari) is used in the introduction to topic 2, while ‘medical care’ (assistenza–a broader term in Italian) is used in questions 2 and 4. ‘Assistenza’ To improve clarity and internal consistency
Introduction/instructions The following sentence has been added: ‘For each statement, select the answer that describes at best your current situation’ (per ciascuna domanda, scelga la risposta che meglio descrive la sua situazione attuale). To improve clarity
Titles, sub-titles, numbering (of topics and items) Removal of contents not pertinent to the patient’s readiness domain To simplify the layout