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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Palliat Med. 2008 Dec;11(10):1309–1313. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0126

Table 1.

Advance Care Planning Readiness Questions

  1. It might be helpful for me to talk about what would happen if treatments were no longer effective. (Yes/No)

  2. Talking about medical care plans ahead of time to make sure my wishes are followed in the case that treatment options are limited or there are no more treatments options available would upset me very much. (Yes/No)

  3. I feel comfortable writing down or discussing what I want to happen to me if treatments were no longer effective. (Yes/No)