Table 4.
Utility of ACP conversations with and without interpreters
| With interpreter (I) |
Without interpreter (WI) |
p Value I/WI |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek (n=6) | Italian (n=8) | Total (n=14) | Greek (n=17) | Italian (n=14) | Total (n=31) | ||
| ACD completed n (%) | 6 (100) | 6 (75) | 12 (86) | 9 (53) | 7 (50) | 16 (52) | <0.005 |
| ACD | |||||||
| Substitute decision-maker only | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Documented wishes only | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Both decision-maker and documented wishes | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.02 |
| Informal documentation | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.41 |
| No decisions following ACP | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.14 |
ACD, advance care directive; ACP, advance care planning.