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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Sep 17;38(8):983–994. doi: 10.1177/1049909120959057

App Content.

Measure/Subscale Item (number21) Criterion Code
Process/Knowledge Describes who can be a medical decision maker (1) App provides information about who can be a medical decision maker
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Knowledge Describes qualities associated with being a good medical decision maker (2) App provides information about qualities associated with being a good medical decision maker
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Knowledge Describes types of decisions medical decision maker could make (3) App provides information about what types of decisions medical decision makers could be responsible for in the future
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Knowledge Defines meaning of “flexibility” for medical decision makers (55) App defines the meaning of “flexibility” for medical decision makers
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Knowledge Provides information about what type of flexibility can be afforded to medical decision makers (56) App provides information about what “flexibility medical decision makers can be afforded
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Knowledge Provides information about questions one can ask provider about decision-making (74) App provides user with information about questions they can ask medical provider that will help with medical decision making
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Contemplation Encourages user to think about medical decision maker (4) App encourages user to think about their medical decision maker
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Contemplation Encourages user to ask someone to be medical decision maker (5) App encourages user to ask someone to be their medical decision maker
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Contemplation Encourages user to think about whether certain health situations make life worth living (21) App encourages user to think about whether certain health situations make life not worth living
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Contemplation Encourages user to think about preferred care during sickness or near end of life (38) App encourages user to think about preferred care during sickness or near end of life
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Contemplation Encourages user to think about how much flexibility they would give to medical decision maker (57) App encourages user to think about how much flexibility they would give to medical decision maker
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Contemplation Encourages user to talk with medical decision maker about advance care planning (22) App encourages user to talk with medical decision maker about advance care planning
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Contemplation Encourages user to talk with medical provider about advance care planning (23) App encourages user to talk with medical provider about advance care planning
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Process/Contemplation Encourages user to talk with family and friends about advance care planning (24) App encourages user to talk with other family and friends about advance care planning
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Action/Decision User can document preferred medical decision maker (11) App permits user to document preferred medical decision maker
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Action/Decision Recommends distribution and sharing of advance care planning documentation (11) App recommends distribution/sharing of advance care planning documentation
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Action/Decision Provides mechanism for distribution and sharing of advance care planning documentation (11) App provides mechanism for distribution/sharing of advance care planning documentation
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Action/Decision Allows user to decide and document health situations that make life not worth living (36) App permits user to decide and document what certain health situations would make life not worth living
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Action/Decision App permits user to decide and document preferences for medical care in sickness or near the end of life (53) App permits user to decide and document preferences for medical care in sickness or near the end of life
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure
Action/Decision App permits user to decide and document how much flexibility they would want to give to medical decision maker (64) App permits user to decide and document how much flexibility they would want to give to medical decision maker if they have to make medical decisions for user
 0 = no
 1 = yes
 99 = cannot find/unsure