Scenario | Question | Honor AD? | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Likely | Unlikely | Unsure | |||
1 | Signing 5 years ago prior to elective surgery | < 0.046 | |||
Important | 176 (56%) | 33 (69%) | 23 (82%) | ||
Unimportant | 68 (22%) | 7 (15%) | 3 (11%) | ||
Neither | 68 (22%) | 7 (15%) | 2 (7%) | ||
Fear of legal liability | 0.207 | ||||
Important | 111 (36%) | 25 (52%) | 32% (9) | ||
Unimportant | 115 (37%) | 11 (23%) | 36% (10) | ||
Neither | 86 (28%) | 12 (25%) | 9 (32%) | ||
2 | Acuity of illness does not mirror “pass away in peace” | <0.01 | |||
Important | 90 (56%) | 151 (86%) | 39 (74%) | ||
Unimportant | 35 (22%) | 12 (7%) | 3 (6%) | ||
Neither | 35 (22%) | 12 (7%) | 11 (21%) | ||
Fear of legal liability | 0.085 | ||||
Important | 74 (46%) | 62 (35%) | 23 (43%) | ||
Unimportant | 39 (24%) | 53 (30%) | 8 (15%) | ||
Neither | 47 (29%) | 60 (34%) | 22 (42%) | ||
3 | Spouse’s demand | < 0.01 | |||
Important | 141 (49%) | 52 (77%) | 20 (61%) | ||
Unimportant | 92 (32%) | 11 (16%) | 3 (9%) | ||
Neither | 55 (19%) | 4 (6%) | 10 (30%) | ||
Fear of legal liability | < 0.006 | ||||
Important | 144 (50%) | 42 (63%) | 20 (61%) | ||
Unimportant | 71 (25%) | 17 (25%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Neither | 73 (25%) | 8 (12%) | 12 (36%) |