Table 4.

Endpoint ratings for two, three, and four star endpoints as determined by caregiver co-investigator

Endpoint	Rating (out of four stars)
Accuracy of decision maker judgment	* * * *
Communication of treatment preferences	* * * *
Decided what is most important in life and health care	* * * *
Designated a decision maker	* * * *
Discussed ACP with decision maker	* * * *
Discussed ACP with family	* * * *
Identified preference for breathing tube and mechanical ventilation	* * * *
Identified preference for CPR	* * * *
Identifying what do and do not want for treatment	* * * *
Patient and provider concordance on quality of life values	* * * *
Patient and provider concordance on treatment preferences	* * * *
Placement of legal medical form in medical record	* * * *
Anxiety and depression associated with using aid	* * *
Completion of a living will	* * *
Discussed ACP with physician	* * *
Health status (mobility and physical and social activity) as result of using aid	* * *
Knowledge of different levels of care (life-prolonging, limited, or comfort care)	* * *
Knowledge of life-sustaining treatment options	* * *
Knowledge of potential complications from life-sustaining treatments	* * *
Knowledge of the chances that someone survives life-sustaining treatments	* * *
Mental health as a result of using aid	* * *
Satisfaction with the decision aid	* * *
Uncertainty in decision making	* * *
Comfort with decision aid	* *
Completion of a health care power of attorney form	* *
Decided how much flexibility to give decision maker	* *
Discussed decision maker’s flexibility with the decision maker	* *
Helpfulness of decision aid	* *
Knowledge of legal medical forms	* *
Recommendation of decision aid	* *
Sense of control over future health care decisions	* *
Sharing information from legal medical documents with family	* *
Told others about decision maker	* *

Abbreviations: ACP, advance care planning; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.