TABLE 2.

Items Included in the SWC-EOLD, and the Pearson and Spearman Correlations Between Each Individual Item, and the Sum of the Remaining Items that Constitute the SWC-EOLD Scale

Item	Pearson Correlation (95% CI) With SWC-EOLD	Spearman Correlation (95% CI) With SWC-EOLD
I felt fully involved in all decision making	0.54 (0.42, 0.64)	0.56 (0.44, 0.65)
I would probably have made different decisions if I had had more information	0.54 (0.42, 0.63)	0.54 (0.42, 0.64)
All measures were taken to keep my care recipient comfortable	0.51 (0.38, 0.61)	0.56 (0.44, 0.65)
The health care team was sensitive to my needs and feelings	0.51 (0.39, 0.61)	0.49 (0.36, 0.59)
I did not really understand my care recipient’s condition	0.34 (0.20, 0.46)	0.37 (0.23, 0.49)
I always know which doctor or nurse was in charge of my care recipient’s care	0.45 (0.32, 0.56)	0.43 (0.29, 0.54)
I feel that my care recipient got all necessary nursing assistance	0.58 (0.47, 0.67)	0.57 (0.46, 0.67)
I feel that all medication issues were clearly explained to me	0.53 (0.41, 0.63)	0.52 (0.40, 0.62)
My care recipient received all treatments or interventions that he or she could have benefited from	0.60 (0.50, 0.69)	0.61 (0.50, 0.69)
I feel that my care recipient needed better medical care at the end of his or her life	0.55 (0.44, 0.65)	0.56 (0.45, 0.66)

Cronbach coefficient α for the SWC-EOLD scale was 0.83 (lower limit 95% CI = 0.79) (N = 168).