Table 3.

Mean Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Forms Completed by Clinician and Practice

Forms per clinician	POLST completion by clinician practice				All settings	t	p
	Primary care	Palliative care	Hospital	Nursing home
Physician (mean ± SD)	2.34 ± 6.00	16.70 ± 25.10	7.68 ± 14.30	27.70 ± 53.40	5.66 ± 17.18	2.74	0.0064
NP (mean ± SD)	1.91 ± 1.60	26.10 ± 35.40	5.24 ± 8.70	14.10 ± 19.20	9.54 ± 20.82

SD, standard deviation; t, t test value; POLST, physician orders for life-sustaining treatment.