Table 3.
Rates of Advance Care Planning (n = 27)
n (%) | |
---|---|
HCP/durable power of attorney | |
Yes | 22 (81.5) |
No: I am still considering who to choose | 2 (7.4) |
No: I haven't thought about it | 2 (7.4) |
I don't know what a HCP/DPOA is | 1 (3.7) |
Relationship of HCPa | |
Spouse/partner | 11 (50.0) |
Son/daughter | 7 (31.8) |
Parent | 2 (9.1) |
Clergy member | 1 (3.7) |
Other | 1 (3.7) |
Living will | |
Yes | 9 (33.3) |
No: I don't need a living will now | 4 (14.8) |
No: I am still considering whether I want one | 3 (11.1) |
I don't know what a living will is | 4 (14.8) |
I don't know | 1 (3.7) |
Other | 6 (22.2) |
Content of living willb | |
Comfort measures only | 2 (22.2) |
Limited medical interventions | 2 (22.2) |
No limitations on medical interventions | 1 (11.1) |
I don't know | 4 (44.4) |
DNR order | |
Yes: DNR order completed | 14 (51.9) |
No: I want resuscitation to be attempted | 3 (11.1) |
No: I am still considering whether I want one | 1 (3.7) |
No: I haven't thought about it | 3 (11.1) |
I don't know what a DNR is | 3 (11.1) |
Other | 3 (11.1) |
Discussed care preferences | |
Yes | 12 (44.4) |
No | 13 (48.1) |
I don't know | 2 (7.4) |
Recipient of care preferences discussionc | |
Oncologist | 3 (11.1) |
Social worker | 1 (3.7) |
Spouse/partner | 7 (25.9) |
Son/daughter | 8 (29.6) |
Other family member | 2 (7.4) |
Chaplain/clergy | 2 (7.4) |
I wrote it down | 2 (7.4) |
Other | 6 (22.2) |
Discussed curability with medical team | |
Yes | 25 (92.6) |
No | 0 (0) |
I don't know | 2 (7.4) |
Discussed prognosis with medical team | |
Yes | 21 (77.8) |
No | 3 (11.1) |
I don't know | 3 (11.1) |
Discussed treatment goals with medical team | |
Yes | 24 (88.9) |
No | 2 (7.4) |
Missing | 1 (3.7) |
Percentages based on total n = 22.
Percentages based on total n = 9.
Patients were permitted to choose more than one option.
DNR, do-not-resuscitate; DPOA, durable power of attorney; HCP, health care proxy.