Correction: Dignity and Distress towards the End of Life across Four Non-Cancer Populations

There are errors in Table 2. The HADS scores included in the ALS, COPD, ESRD, FE, SISC DIGNITY < 3 (Intact), and SISC DIGNITY ≥ 3 (Fractured) columns are incorrect. Please see the corrected Table 2 here.

Table 2. Scores on Measures of Functioning Across the Four Study Groups; and Mean Levels of Functioning by Level of Dignity (Superscript indicates ranking of functioning between groups [1 = highest, to 4 = lowest].

	LEVEL OF DISTRESS ACROSS STUDY GROUPS [Mean (SD)]					SISC DIGNITY <3 (Intact)	SISC DIGNITY ≥ 3 (Fractured)
	ALS	COPD	ESRD	FE	p-value+	Means (SD)	Means (SD)	p-value+
Mean Number of PDI Items Rated Problematic	6.2 (5.2)4	5.6 (5.9)3	2.3 (3.9)1	3.0 (4.4)2	< .0001	3.9 (4.9)	9.2 (5.6)	< .0001
ESAS-R
Paina	2.3 (2.6)4	3.5 (3.6)1	3.0 (3.2)2	2.7 (3.1)3	NS	2.8 (3.1)	4.1 (3.6)	-.07
Nauseaa	0.5 (1.4)4	0.8 (1.8)2	1.0 (2.1)1	0.7 (1.6)3	NS	.07 (1.7)	1.0 (2.2)	NS
Drowsinessa	2.1 (2.7)3	2.4 (2.9)2	2.5 (2.8)1	1.6 (2.4)4	NS	2.1 (2.7)	3.2 (2.9)	.05
Shortness of Breatha	2.9 (3.0)2	6.0 (3.0)1	1.5 (2.3)3	1.1 (1.9)4	< .0001	2.8 (3.2)	3.5 (3.8)	NS
Anxietya	2.4 (2.6)2	3.4 (3.4)1	1.7 (2.5)3	1.4 (2.3)4	< .0001	2.1 (2.7)	4.1 (3.6)	.003
Fatiguea	4.3 (2.9)1	4.2 (3.1)2	3.7 (3.1)3	2.6 (2.8)4	< .0001	3.6 (3.0)	6.0 (3.3)	.001
Constipationa	1.8 (2.8)1	1.6 (2.9)2	1.4 (2.6)3	1.8 (2.8)1	NS	1.5 (2.6)	3.8 (3.7)	.0002
Diarrheaa	0.5 (1.5)3	0.5 (1.8)3	0.9 (1.9)1	0.7 (2.0)2	.02	.65 (1.8)	.80 (2.3)	NS
Weaknessa	5.6 (3.3)1	3.5 (3.1)2	3.2 (3.0)3	2.6 (2.9)4	< .0001	3.5 (3.2)	5.8 (3.4)	.001
Trouble sleepinga	1.9 (2.6)3	2.4 (3.4)2	3.2 (3.3)1	1.4 (2.5)4	.0001	2.2 (3.0)	3.1 (3.6)	NS
Dizzinessa	0.6 (1.3)3	1.5 (2.5)1	0.9 (1.9)2	0.9 (2.0)2	.04	.9 (2.0)	1.2 (1.7)	NS
Difficulty thinkinga	0.7 (1.5)4	0.9 (2.1)3	1.0 (2.0)2	1.3 (2.5)1	NS	.9 (2.0)	1.6 (2.4)	-.07
Will to liveb	8.4 (2.9)3	9.2 (2.0)1	8.9 (2.3)2	8.4 (2.6)3	NS	8.7 (2.4)	8.0 (3.4)	NS
Appetiteb	6.5 (3.4)4	7.5 (3.0)2	8.0 (2.5)1	7.3 (2.8)3	.009	7.4 (2.9)	5.7 (3.3)	.006
Activityb	4.0 (2.8)4	4.5 (2.7)3	6.0 (2.6)1	4.6 (2.9)2	< .0001	4.9 (2.8)	3.3 (3.5)	.01
Wellbeingb	7.3 (3.0)4	7.4 (2.7)3	7.8 (2.4)2	7.9 (2.6)1	NS	7.8 (2.5)	4.9 (3.2)	< .0001
No. ADL Dependenciese	2.2 (2.1)2	0.7 (1.2)3	0.4 (1.0)4	3.3 (1.5)1	< .0001	1.6 (1.8)	2.9 (2.2)	.002
Charlson comorbidityf	2.5 (1.5)4	5.3 (1.9)3	7.8 (2.0)1	7.1 (1.6)2	< .0001	4.6 (2.5)	5.8 (2.7)	.045
Hope Hearth Index (HHI)c	37.4 (4.7)3	37.8 (5.0)2	39.0 (5.5)1	35.9 (6.0)4	.008	37.8 (5.2)	34.0 (6.1)	.0008
Spirituality Belief Scaled	44.7 (19.5)3	43.9 (20.1)4	49.3 (22.2)1	48.4 (19.8)2	NS	47.2 (20.3)	37.8 (22.0)	.02
HADSg	5.6 (3.6)1	5.4(3.7)2	3.8 (3.1)4	4.6 (3.4)3	.001	4.7 (3.4)	7.5 (4.6)	< .001
MSPSS Social Supporth	74.61 (10.5)1	69.6 (12.0)2	69.4 (11.8)3	66.8 (12.4)4	< .0001	70.2 (11.9)	69.3 (14.0)	.01

⁺Kruskal-Wallis Comparison of Distributions

^aESAS-R item; scored 0 (no problem) to 10 (very significant problem)

^bESAS-R item; scored 0 (low/poor) to 10 (high/good)

^cHope Hearth Index; Scored 12 (least hope) to 48 (most hope)

^dSpiritual Beliefs Scale; Scored 9 (unimportant/not worthwhile/rarely) to 90 (very important/very worthwhile/always)

^eThe Katz Index of Daily Basic Living; Scored 0 (independent in six functions) to 6 (dependent in six functions)

^fCharlson Comorbidity Index; Number of Comorbid conditions

^gHADS (depression items only); Scored 0 (normal/no depression) to 21 (severe depression)

^hMSPSS (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support); Scored 12 (low social support) to 84 (high social support)