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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2009 Jul 15;115(14):3302–3311. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24360

Table 4.

Association between THC and cognitive EOL awareness and planning.

Characteristic THC score for
patients with
characteristic, mean
(SD)		 THC score for
patients without
characteristic, mean
(SD)		 P value
EOL discussion
Patient had discussion with
physician about end-of-life
care preferences (N=211)		 54.97 (7.13) 54.54 (7.66) .68
EOL awareness
Cognitive terminal illness
acknowledgement (N=204)		 55.11 (7.68) 54.32 (7.19) .49
EOL care planning
DNR order (N=209) 54.96 (7.54) 54.02 (7.81) .37
Living will, health care
proxy, or durable power of
attorney (N=214)		 53.97 (8.07) 57.05 (4.85) .002