TABLE 2.
Advance care planning documentation among home-based primary care patients (N=200) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (July 1 to September 30, 2017)
| Patient Documentation |
Cohor tN=200 |
|---|---|
| Frailty quantification, % (n) | |
| Mild | 1.5% (3) |
| Moderate | 12.0% (24) |
| Severe | 12.5% (25) |
| Very Severe | 1.0% (2) |
| Missing (no frailty quantification) | 73.0% (146) |
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| Substitute decision-maker identified, % (n) | |
| On EMR face sheeta | 25.0% (50) |
| In other location | 38.5% (77) |
| Missing (no substitute decision-maker identified) | 36.5% (73) |
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| Do Not Resuscitate preference on EMR face sheet,a % (n) | |
| Resuscitate | 7.5% (15) |
| Do Not Resuscitate | 72.0% (144) |
| Missing (no preference on face sheeta) | 20.5% (41) |
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| Completed Do Not Resuscitate form on EMR, % (n) | |
| Yes | 46.5% (93) |
| No | 53.5% (107) |
| If completed form on EMR (N=93), face sheeta documentation that paper copy of form left in home, % (n) | |
| Yes | 29.0% (27) |
| No | 71.0% (66) |
| If completed form on EMR (N=93), date of last form signed within past 12 months, % (n) | |
| Yes | 63.4% (59) |
| No | 36.6% (34) |
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| Do Not Hospitalize preference on EMR face sheet,a % (n) | |
| Hospitalize | 47.0% (94) |
| Do Not Hospitalize | 14.5% (29) |
| Missing (no decision on face sheeta) | 38.5% (77) |
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| Palliative services clearly documented on EMR face sheet,a % (n) | 19.0% (38) |
a
The face sheet is the front page of the electronic medical record that contains crucial patient information such as patient identification and personal information, clinical information, and family/substitute decision-maker identification.
EMR = electronic medical record.