Table 5.

Treatment wishes documented in advance care directives

	Non-English speaking			English speaking	Total
	Greek	Italian	Total
Number with section completed	5	4	9	14	23
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Yes	0	0	0	0	0
Yes*—outcome based	1	0	1	4	5
No	2	3	5	8	13
Delegate†	2	1	3	2	5
Not completed	0	0	0	0	0
Life-prolonging treatment
Yes	0	0	0	0	0
Yes*—outcome based	2	1	3	4	7
No	1	1	2	4	6
Delegate†	1	1	2	4	6
Not completed	1	1	2	2	4

*Treatment to be provided only if doctor anticipates predefined acceptable outcome.

^†Delegation of decision to substitute decision maker.