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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2007 Oct 17;69(1-3):165–195. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.08.015

Figure 4. Participant Ratings of Acceptability with the Redesigned and Standard Advance Directives.

Figure 4

Participants assigned to the redesigned advance directive are indicated by the dark gray bar and the standard advance directive by the light gray bar. Participants rated their acceptability with the forms in three ways: ease of use and understanding (nine items) (P<0.001), personal usefulness in decisions and discussions (eight items) (P=0.001), and general value in care planning (six items) (P=0.03). The rating is the percent of items in which participants rated the advance directive favorably. Results are adjusted for age and prior history of helping another person fill out an advance directive, and 95% confidence intervals are depicted with error bars.