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. 2021 Aug 17;18(16):8665. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168665

Table 2.

Advance care planning awareness of the sample (n = 9).

Questions n %
  1. BEFORE TODAY, have you ever heard this term “life-sustaining treatment?”

  • -

    Never

8 88.89
  • -

    Yes, I have (“from an oncology nurse”).

1 11.11
  • 2

    How much do you think you understand what “life-sustaining treatment” is?

  • -

    Not at all

8 88.89
  • -

    A little bit (“I only heard the term, nothing more.”)

1 11.11
  • 3

    Before today, have you ever heard this term “Advance directives (ADs)? ”

  • -

    No. Never.

9 100
  • 4

    Before today, have you ever heard this term, “Durable Power of Attorneys for Health Care (DPOAs)?”

  • -

    No. Never.

9 100
  • 5

    How much do you think you understand the legal documents of “advance directives” and “durable power of attorneys for health care?”

  • -

    Not at all

9 100
  • 6

    Before today, have you ever heard this term, “Advance Care Planning (ACP)?”

  • -

    No. Never.

8 88.89
  • -

    A little bit (“Something about planning death in advance, maybe?”)

1 11.11
  • 7

    How much do you think you understand the concept of ACP in Taiwan?

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    Not at all (“I just learned from you that this planning is related to treatment and care before I die.”)

9 100