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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Ethics. 2016 Jan 29;42(4):235–241. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2015-103001

Table 2.

Clinical condition and advance care planning (N=1135)

N (%)* Missing n (%)
Unit or clinic
 Emergency department 697 (61.6) 4 (0.4)
 Medicine 130 (11.5)
 Rheumatology 73 (6.5)
 Oncology 62 (5.5)
 Geriatrics 61 (5.4)
 Dialysis 58 (5.1)
 Pain 50 (4.4)
Current quality of life
 Excellent 266 (23.7) 14 (1.2)
 Very good 422 (37.6)
 Good 311 (27.7)
 Fair 99 (8.8)
 Poor 23 (2.1)
Advance directive
 No AD or DPA 795 (71.2) 18 (1.6)
 DPA only 56 (5.0)
 AD only 82 (7.3)
 AD and DPA 184 (16.5)
  If DPA: person named
   Spouse/partner 105 (43.8) 0 (0)
   Other DPA [family] member 115 (47.9)
   Friend 15 (6.3)
   Someone else 5 (2.1)
*

Totals may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

AD, advance directive; DPA, durable power of attorney.