Table 5 .
Staff survey respondents’ experience, comfort and skill in dealing with ACP discussions
| Number (%) who had discussions with | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most/all residents | Some residents | Very few/no residents | Have had no discussions | |
| Respondents reporting that, in the past 6 months, they had discussions with residents about | ||||
| ACP | 3 (6.6) | 8 (17.8) | 18 (40.0) | 16 (35.8) |
| Residents’ wishes in the event of deterioration of health | 4 (8.9) | 6 (13.3) | 35 (46.7) | 14 (31.1) |
| End-of-life care | 1 (2.2) | 8 (17.8) | 36 (44.4) | 16 (35.6) |
| Number (%) | ||||
| Discussions about ACP, deterioration of health/end-of-life care usually initiated by | n=45 | |||
| Self or other staff | 30 (66.7) | |||
| Family or friends of resident | 5 (11.1) | |||
| Resident | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Other or no discussions occurred | 10 (22.2) | |||
| Level of comfort dealing with discussions around ACP, deterioration of health/end-of-life care | n=41 | |||
| Comfortable or very comfortable | 27 (65.9) | |||
| Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable | 8 (19.5) | |||
| Uncomfortable or very uncomfortable | 6 (14.6) | |||
| Self-perceived skill in dealing with discussions around ACP, deterioration of health/end-of-life care | n=42 | |||
| Skilled or very skilled | 21 (50.0) | |||
| Neither skilled nor unskilled | 16 (38.1) | |||
| Unskilled or very unskilled | 5 (11.9) | |||
ACP, advance care planning.