Table 2.

Seniors’ Praise of the BC/WC Tool

Establishes a choice	“I like the idea that he gave the two choices. This is what’s going to happen if you have the surgery. This is what’s going to happen if you choose not to have the surgery.”
Comprehensive Provides clarity	“I thought it was all quite clear. I would have understood and deduced everything needed from what he said.”
Can be individualized to the patient’s medical history	“this is fairly personalized to the condition she is in, regardless of her aneurysm, because of the fact that the doctor indicated she has a lot of other health issues. […] these notes would be completely different if it was somebody coming in at age 55 with a husband, cognizant, couple of kids.”
Attends to range of preferences	“I think it’s providing all the options for her. And she’s going to look at it different than the next person. So I think by providing it, the bare bones like this, the person, each person can decide on their own based on their, what they need or don’t need.”
Encourages deliberation	“And I’m going to sit there by myself and think what does this mean for my life? What does this mean? And you look at it. What does this mean for my life, daughter?” “Well, like I said before, if it were written down, she could study it for a little bit, and she could decide what’s important to her after reading what she would have to go through.” “the doctor would say to the person […] I want you to take this form and list all the questions you have that need to be answered […]. And so he goes away, and now she can spend time with her daughter or the rest of the family too, and come up with a lot of questions, which could be answered within a few hours.”