Table 5.

Intervention strategies older Taiwanese preferred in the ACP program.

Questions	Count (%)
Please tell us would you be interested in such a program? 1
Yes	43 (82.6)
No	9 (17.3)
2.How would you prefer this program to be offered? 1
Individually (one-on-one)	10 (19.2)
In a small group (5 people or fewer)	36 (69.3)
In a large group (6 people or more)	6 (11.5)
3.How long would you prefer each session to last? 2
No more than 1 h	25 (48)
No more than 2 h	20 (38.4)
Four hours (with a break in between)	4 (7.6)
An entire day (more than 4 h with breaks in between)	2 (3.8)
Other; none of the above	1 (1.9)
4.How often would you be willing to come? 3
Once a month	7 (14)
Every week	16 (32)
Every other week	6 (12)
Just once	20 (40)
Every 3 months	0
Every 6 months	0
Don’t care	1 (2)
Missing value	2 (3.8)
5.Persons preferred to participate with in the program (185 multiple choice counts)? 3
No preference	44 (84.6)
Family members only	36 (69.2)
As long as I know who they are	2 (3.8)
Strangers only	28 (53.8)
People I know of the same gender	30 (57.6)
People I know and with similar ages	10 (19.2)
Nobody; self-learning	31 (59.6)
Other	3 (2.8)
Missing	3 (2.8)
6.Learning activities in the program (219 multiple choice counts)? 1
Audiotapes/CD	49 (94.2)
Group discussion	40 (75.4)
Lecture	52 (100)
Work on the computer	21 (40.3)
Read written materials	48 (92.3)
Videotapes/DVD	4 (7.7)
Don’t care	5 (9.6)
7.Learning sites preferred in the program? (219 multiple choice counts)? 3
In my church/temple	34 (66.6)
In the community, such as public a recreation center or a library	41 (80.4)
In a healthcare facility, such as hospitals or nursing homes	49 (96)
In a nearby school	22 (42.3)
Other/None of the above	6 (11.7)

^1,2 n = 52, ³ n = 49.