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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Aug 10;120:106879. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106879

Table 1.

Outcome measures and data collection.

Major outcome measures concept Data collection: source & time

Aims 1 and 2 outcomes
EHR documentation of goals-of-care discussion (Primary outcome for both Trials) Goals-of-care discussion EHR: 30 days post randomization
ICU use, ICU and hospital free days Intensity of care EHR: 30 days post randomization
7- and 30-day ICU and hospital readmissions Intensity of care EHR: 7 and 30 days following hospital discharge
Costs of care Intensity of care/ intervention costs EHR: During hospital stay, 30 and 90 days post-randomization.
All-cause mortality at 90 days and 1 year All-cause mortality Washington State death certificates
Aim 2 outcomes (not used in Aim 1 since the Trial 1 is a pragmatic trial without contact with patients or family members)
Patient/family-reported discussion of goals [2,28] Goals-of-care discussion occurrence Survey: 3–5 days & 4–6 weeks post-randomization
Quality of Communication (QOC) [54,55,57] Quality of communication Survey: 3–5 days post randomization
SUPPORT question [60] Goal-concordant care Survey: 3–5 days & 4–6 weeks post-randomization
HADS – anxiety and depression [65,66] Symptoms of anxiety & depression Survey: 4–6 weeks post-randomization
EQ-5D-5L Health-related QOL Survey: 4–6 weeks post-randomization
Patient/family reported ED, hospitalization and outpatient utilization Healthcare utilization Survey: 4–6 weeks post-randomization
CollaboRATE [95] Shared decision-making Survey: 3–5 days post randomization