Before the meetinga N = 86 | 6 months aftera N = 86 | p-value** | |
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n (%) | n (%) | ||
Who should decide for me when I cannot do it my self | |||
- Thought about it | 73 (88%) | 80 (93%) | 0.031 |
- Discussed with physician | 7 (8%) | 17 (20%) | 0.008 |
- Discussed with another person | 19 (23%) | 44 (52%) | < .001 |
- Written down | 12 (15%) | 20 (24%) | 0.016 |
Whether I want to be resuscitated | |||
- Thought about it | 69 (84%) | 77 (94%) | 0.008 |
- Discussed with physician | 7 (9%) | 18 (22%) | 0.001 |
- Discussed with another person | 18 (22%) | 39 (48%) | < .001 |
- Written down | 7 (9%) | 14 (17%) | 0.006 |
Which treatments I would or would not want under certain circumstances | |||
- Thought about it | 55 (68%) | 71 (89%) | < .001 |
- Discussed with physician | 4 (5%) | 14 (18%) | 0.004 |
- Discussed with another person | 8 (10%) | 29 (36%) | < .001 |
- Written down | 6 (7%) | 14 (18%) | 0.008 |
Whether or not I can / want to stay at home | |||
- Thought about it | 65 (79%) | 69 (83%) | 0.629 |
- Discussed with physician | 0 | 3 (4%) | 0.250 |
- Discussed with another person | 16 (20%) | 28 (34%) | 0.023 |
- Written down | 2 (2%) | 5 (6%) | 0.453 |
Whether or not I would want to be admitted to hospital | |||
- Thought about it | 52 (63%) | 66 (81%) | 0.004 |
- Discussed with physician | 0 | 4 (5%) | 0.125 |
- Discussed with another person | 7 (8%) | 24 (29%) | < .001 |
- Written down | 0 | 4 (5%) | 0.125 |
Whether or not I want to be admitted to a nursing home | |||
- Thought about it | 64 (78%) | 69 (83%) | 0.454 |
- Discussed with physician | 0 | 5 (6%) | 0.063 |
- Discussed with another person | 12 (15%) | 34 (41%) | < .001 |
- Written down | 3 (4%) | 5 (6%) | 0.688 |
Whether I would want euthanasia in certain circumstances | |||
- Thought about it | 74 (90%) | 73 (92%) | 0.722 |
- Discussed with physician | 5 (6%) | 15 (19%) | 0.022 |
- Discussed with another person | 20 (24%) | 36 (46%) | 0.015 |
- Written down | 9 (11%) | 13 (17%) | 0.388 |