TABLE 3.
Surrogate Knowledge and Treatment Preferences Before and After the Decision Aid
| Interview Measure | N | Before DA | After DA | p Value |
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| Knowledge Score (0–19) | 126 | 15.5 | 16.8 | <0.001 |
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| Expectation of Benefits index (l–4) | 126 | 2.73 | 2.32 | 0.001 |
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| Decisional Conflict scale (l–5) | ||||
| Overall | 123 | 2.24 | 1.91 | <0.001 |
| Uncertainty | 126 | 2.85 | 2.51 | <0.001 |
| Effective decision-making | 123 | 1.74 | 1.69 | 0.108 |
| Factors contributing to uncertainty | 119 | 2.23 | 1.78 | <0.001 |
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| Treatment Preference | 126 | |||
| Assistance with eating by mouth | 96% | 98% | ||
| Feeding tube | 2% | 2% | ||
| Don’t know | 2% | 0% | 0.372 | |
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| Certainty about Treatment Preference | 126 | 1.35 | 1.05 | 0.016 |