Table 3:
Summary of wishes from the 3 Wishes Project
| Characteristic | No. (%) of wishes n = 483 |
|---|---|
| Wish category | |
| Family care | 60 (12.4) |
| Family connections | 50 (10.4) |
| Rituals and spiritual support | 50 (10.4) |
| Preparations and final arrangements | 41 (8.5) |
| Humanizing the patient | 26 (5.4) |
| Celebrations | 5 (1.0) |
| Humanizing the environment | 90 (18.6) |
| Keepsakes and tributes | 90 (18.6) |
| Music | 55 (11.4) |
| Word clouds | 12 (2.5) |
| Paying it forward | 2 (0.4) |
| Organ and tissue donation | 2 (0.4) |
| Who made the wish* | |
| Patient | 30 (6.2) |
| Family | 236 (48.9) |
| Intensive care unit | 238 (49.3) |
| 3WP team | 0 (0.0) |
| Other (friends, Trillium Gift of Life Network staff, research staff) | 14 (2.9) |
| Wish made | |
| Antemortem | 472 (97.7) |
| Postmortem | 11 (2.3) |
| Wish elicited by* | |
| Patient | 7 (1.4) |
| Family | 103 (21.3) |
| Intensive care unit | 363 (75.2) |
| 3WP team | 17 (3.5) |
| Other (chaplain, friends, Trillium Gift of Life Network staff research staff) | 13 (2.7) |
| Wish completed | |
| Yes | 479 (99.2) |
| No | 4 (0.8) |
*
More than 1 option can be chosen for a single wish; therefore, total is more than 100%.