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. 2016 Nov 28;23(5):174–180.

Table 2.

Patient Characteristics Associated With Lack of Advance Care Planninga,b

Source Rate of ACPc Characteristics

Low Income Lower Ill-ness Severityt Low Educaion Level Nonwhite Raced Female Sex Younger Age Injection Drug Use Social Isolation
Erlandson et al,11 2012 47% AD AD AD 0 AD AD AD

de Caprariis et al,16 2013 8%

Mosack et al,17 2015

Barocas et al,18 23% AD AD 0 0 AD 0 0

2015

Wenger et al,19 2001 38% AD, 50% EOL AD and EOL EOL AD and EOL EOL 0 AD and EOL EOL

Curtis et al,20 1999 54% EOL EOL 0 0 EOL EOL 0 EOL

Mouton et al,21 1997 36% EOL EOL EOL EOL EOL 0 0 0

Hutson,22 2015 EOL

Curtis et al,23 1997 EOL EOL EOL EOL EOL EOL EOL 0

Karasz et al,24 2003

Curtis et al,25 EOL

2000

Times reported per times evaluated 100% 86% 80% 67% 67% 60% 60% 50%

Abbreviations: ACP, advance care planning; AD, advance directive; EOL, end-of-life communication.

a

Zeroes indicate no associations reported.

b

Ellipses indicate not evaluated by the study.

c

Data show rate of overall ACP when unspecified.

d

Black or Hispanic race.