Table 2.
Number, Type and Cost of Wishes Implemented
| Wish Implementation | |
| Average number of wishes/patient, n (SD) | 5.5 (2.2) |
| Categorization of Wishes | |
| Facilitating Connections | 216 (10.7) |
| Providing Food & Beverages | 93 (4.6) |
| Personalizing the Environment | 348 (17.2) |
| Humanizing the Patient | 111 (5.5) |
| Music | 179 (8.8) |
| Family Care | 280 (13.8) |
| Rituals and Spiritual Support | 263 (13.0) |
| Preparations and Final Arrangements | 193 (9.5) |
| Word Clouds | 170 (8.4) |
| Keepsakes & Tributes | 87 (4.3) |
| Organ & Tissue Donation | 24 (1.2) |
| Paying it Forward | 53 (2.6) |
| Miscellaneous | 8 (0.4) |
| Cost of Wishes | |
| Average cost/wish n, (SD) | 8.06 (25.40) |
| Wishes that benefitted from a donation, n (%) | 370 (18.7) |
| Wishes that cost 3WP nothing to implement, n (%) | 1603 (80.9) |
Legend: In this table, we describe 1982 terminal wishes implemented for 369 dying critically ill patients at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
US exchange rate on May 24, 2019 = 1.34CAD
Cost of wishes based on completed wishes, total of 3407 wishes