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Number and Percentage of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Forms Completed by Clinician and Practice
| Clinician | Practice |
Total forms | χ2 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care | Palliative care | Hospital | Nursing home | ||||
| Physician, n (%) | 819 (28.30) | 517 (17.90) | 783 (27.10) | 775 (26.80) | 2894 (100) | 742.54 | <0.0001 |
| NP, n (%) | 84 (9.00) | 600 (64.20) | 110 (11.80) | 141 (15.10) | 935 (100) | ||
