Table 2.
Quality of Patient-Clinician Communication About End-of-Life Care and Cultural Sensitivity
| Survey Measure | Patient Attitudes (n = 31) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Definitely Yes | Probably Yes | No | |
| Clinician knows treatment preferences | 12 (40%) | 16 (50%) | 3 (10%) |
| Clinician cares about patient | 21 (68%) | 10 (32%) | 0 (0%) |
| Clinician listens to what patient has to say | 21 (68%) | 10 (32%) | 0 (0%) |
| Clinician gives patient enough of his or her attention | 24 (77%) | 6 (19%) | 1 (3%) |
| Poor | Fair | Good | Very Good | Excellent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall quality of ACP conversations | 4 (15%) | 6 (22%) | 5 (19%) | 6 (22%) | 6 (22%) |
| Strongly Agree | Somewhat Agree | Somewhat Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural sensitivity | ||||
| Clinician understands my values | 19 (61%) | 8 (26%) | 2 (6.5%) | 2 (6.5%) |
| Clinician looks down on me | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 3 (10%) | 27 (87%) |
Note. Numbers reflect the frequency with which each response was selected. Values expressed as number (percent). The survey measures have been abbreviated for clarity.
Abbreviation: ACP, advance care planning.