Table 2.
Indicated preferences
| BE | DK | IT | NL | SI | UK | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 21) | (n = 13) | (n = 19) | (n = 35) | (n = 25) | (n = 12) | (n = 125) | |
| Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (section C) | |||||||
| I wish to have CPR attempted if my physicianconsiders it medically appropriate in my actual situation. | 11 (52.4%) | 10 (76.9%) | 17 (89.5%) | 20 (57.1%) | 13 (52%) | 7 (58.3%) | 78 (62.4%) |
| I do not wish CPR attempted if my heart or breathing stops. | 9 (42.9%) | 3 (23.1%) | 2 (10.5%) | 14 (40%) | 7 (28%) | 5 (41.7%) | 40 (32%) |
| Added sentencesa | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Left open | 1 (4.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (16%) | 0 | 5 (4%) |
| Goals of care (section D) | |||||||
| Selective treatment plus comfort-focused care | 3 (14.3%) | 6 (46.2%) | 17 (89.5%) | 12 (36.3%) | 12 (48%) | 8 (66.7%) | 58 (46.4%) |
| Comfort-focused care | 13 (61.9%) | 5 (38.5%) | 2 (10.5%) | 22 (63%) | 9 (36%) | 3 (25%) | 54 (43.9%) |
| Added sentencesa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| Left open | 5 (23.8%) | 2 (15.4%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (12%) | 0 | 10 (8%) |
| Final place of care (section E) | |||||||
| I have a preferred final place of care | 16 (76.2%) | 11 (84.6%) | 14 (73.7%) | 28 (80%) | 25 (100%) | 11 (91.6%) | 105 (84%) |
| This place isb: | |||||||
| Home | 10 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 75 |
| Hospice | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Hospital | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Other | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| I do not have a preferred final place of care. | 4 (19.0%) | 2 (15.4% | 3 (15.8%) | 6 (17.1%) | 0 | 0 | 15 (12.2%) |
| Left open | 1 (4.8%) | 0 | 2 (14.3%) | 1 (2.9%) | 0 | 1 (8.3%) | 5 (4%) |
aEither added sentences to the choice made or only described information without making a choice
bPatients could write more than one preferred final place of care