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. 2020 Aug 22;60(5):e21–e24. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.08.022

Table 1.

ACP Engagementa

ACP Task P1
P2
P
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Readiness to sign papers naming a medical decisions maker? N = 98
4.3 (0.9)
N = 39
4.1 (0.9)
0.5
Readiness to talk to medical decision maker about wishes? N = 98
4.2 (1.0)
N = 39
4.1 (0.9)
0.5
Readiness to talk to MD about wishes? N = 97
3.4 (1.2)
N = 38
3.2 (1.1)
0.3
Readiness to sign papers about your wishes? N = 98
4.1 (1.1)
N = 39
3.8 (0.9)
0.3
Overall ACP engagement N = 97
4.0 (0.8)
N = 38
3.8 (0.7)
0.2

ACP = advance care planning; P1 = Part 1 (initial webinar); P2 = Part 2 (small group discussion); MD = doctor of medicine.

a

1 = I have never thought of it, 2 = I have thought about it, but I am not ready to do it, 3 = I am thinking about doing it in the next six months, 4 = I am definitely planning to do it in the next 30 days, and 5 = I have already done it.