Table 3:

Discussions about and importance of individual elements in determining goals of care

Element	Patients n = 233			Family members n = 205
	Occurrence n/N (%)	Very or extremely important n/N (%)	Ranking by importance*	Occurrence n/N (%)	Very or extremely important n/N (%)	Ranking by importance*
Asked the respondent about preferences for care in event of life-threatening illness	46/214 (21.5)	95/195 (48.7)	1	45/186 (24.2)	118/177 (66.7)	4
Inquired about the respondent’s values	37/227 (16.3)	98/215 (45.6)	2	32/203 (15.8)	126/194 (64.9)	5
Discussed prognosis	22/224 (9.8)	88/200 (44.0)	3	35/202 (17.3)	147/193 (76.2)	1
Gave an opportunity for the respondent to express fears or concerns	50/222 (22.5)	91/208 (43.8)	4	52/182 (28.6)	124/175 (70.9)	2
Asked the respondent if they had additional questions about goals of care	44/221 (19.9)	91/208 (43.8)	5	63/199 (31.7)	133/189 (70.4)	3
Provided information about outcomes, risks, benefits of comfort care	22/223 (9.9)	71/205 (34.6)	6	35/201 (17.4)	117/190 (61.6)	6
Asked about prior discussions or written documents	54/227 (23.8)	73/213 (34.3)	7	59/203 (29.1)	110/198 (55.6)	9
Offered a time to meet to discuss goals of care	14/223 (6.3)	61/202 (30.2)	8	31/202 (15.3)	113/193 (58.5)	7
Provided information about outcomes, risks, benefits of life sustaining treatments	28/225 (12.4)	58/207 (28.0)	9	38/202 (18.8)	107/192 (55.7)	8
Provided information to review about advance care planning before discussions	8/228 (3.5)	50/207 (24.2)	10	8/203 (3.9)	87/191 (45.5)	10
Helped access legal documents to record advance care plans	3/219 (1.4)	37/197 (18.8)	11	3/200 (1.5)	66/187 (35.3)	11

^*According to percentage of participants who ranked the element as very or extremely important; Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.001.