Table 3.
Patient-Reported Advance Care Planning Documents, by Patient Subgroups
| Characteristic | Living will | HCPOA | DNR/DNI | MOST/POLST | Any |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 50 (37–63) | 47 (34–59) | 28 (18–40)* | 3 (0.9–13) | 53 (41–66) |
| Female | 54 (40–68) | 63 (48–76) | 50 (36–64) | 9 (3–21) | 65 (51–78) |
| Race | |||||
| White | 60 (49–70)* | 60 (49–70)* | 43 (32–54)* | 7 (3–15) | 66 (55–76)* |
| Black | 27 (13–47) | 35 (19–54) | 19 (8–39) | 4 (0.5–23) | 35 (19–54) |
| Mixed race | 100 (21–100) | 100 (21–100) | 0 (0–80) | 0 (0–80) | 100 (21–100) |
| Age | |||||
| 65–79 | 36 (25–49)* | 39 (28–52)* | 23 (14–35)* | 2 (0.2–11)* | 44 (32–57)* |
| ≥80 | 74 (60–85) | 74 (60–85) | 58 (43–72) | 12 (5–25) | 79 (64–89) |
| Representative in rooma | |||||
| Yes | 52 (41–64) | 52 (41–64) | 36 (26–48) | 4 (1–13) | 57 (45–68) |
| No | 52 (34–69) | 52 (34–69) | 38 (22–56) | 7 (2–24) | 59 (40–75) |
| Primary care provider | |||||
| Yes | 53 (43–62) | 54 (44–63) | 37 (28–47) | 6 (3–13) | 59 (49–68) |
| No | 43 (14–77) | 57 (23–86) | 43 (14–77) | 0 (0–35) | 57 (23–86) |
| Primary care provider affiliated with study institutionb | |||||
| Yes | 57 (45–68) | 62 (50–73)* | 41 (30–53) | 7 (3–16) | 65 (53–76)* |
| No | 41 (24–60) | 33 (18–53) | 30 (16–49) | 0 (0–12) | 41 (24–60) |
Values are in percentage (95% confidence interval).
a
n = 98.
b
n = 96.
HCPOA, healthcare power of attorney; MOST/POLST, medical orders for scope of treatment/physician orders for life-sustaining treatment.
*
p ≤ 0.05 for chi-square test comparing proportion of patients reporting completion of these documents for the dichotomous characteristic.