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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Jul 4;67(9):1917–1921. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16035

Table 2:

Two Month Stage Progression/Regression for each of three ACP behaviors

Intervention Control
Progression to action n/N (%) n/N (%)
 Living will 2/29 (7) 1/27 (4)
 Health care agent 2/27 (7) 0/25 (0)
 Communication quality versus quantity 6/13 (46) 8/21 (38)
Any progress from an earlier to a later stage
 Living will 9/29 (31) 6/27 (22)
 Health care agent 7/27 (26) 4/25 (16)
 Communication quality versus quantity 7/13 (54) 12/21 (57)
Regression from action
 Living will 0/7 (0) 1/10 (10)
 Health care agent 0/9 (0) 0/12 (0)
 Communication quality versus quantity 4/23 (17) 4/16 (25)
Any regression from a later to an earlier stage
 Living will 5/36 (14) 7/37 (19)
 Health care agent 7/36 (19) 4/37 (11)
 Communication quality versus quantity 6/36 (17) 6/37 (16)