Total | Husband-wife | Parent-child | Sibling-sibling | |||||
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Personal | Predicted | Personal | Predicted | Personal | Predicted | Personal | Predicted | |
Conscious scenario | ||||||||
-I prefer to make the decisions about which tests or treatments I receive | 41 (23) | 37 (21) | 12 (20) | 9 (15) | 11 (18) | 11 (18) | 18 (30) | 17 (28) |
-I prefer to make the final decision about which tests or treatments I receive after seriously considering my loved one’s opinions | 49 (27) | 40 (22) | 12 (20) | 8 (13) | 18 (30) | 16 (27) | 19 (32) | 16 (27) |
-I prefer that my loved one and I share responsibility for deciding which tests or treatments I receive | 78 (43) | 84 (47) | 32 (53) | 35 (58) | 27 (45) | 26 (43) | 19 (32) | 23 (38) |
-I prefer that my loved ones make the final decision about which tests or treatments I receive after seriously considering my opinion | 7 (4) | 14 (8) | 3 (5) | 7 (12) | 1 (2) | 4 (7) | 3 (5) | 3 (5) |
-I prefer to leave all decisions about which tests or treatments I receive to my loved ones | 5 (3) | 5 (3) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 3 (5) | 3 (5) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
Unconscious scenario | ||||||||
-I prefer that my loved ones tell my doctor which tests or treatments to order for me based on my own personal wishes | 24 (13) | 26 (14) | 9 (15) | 9 (15) | 7 (12) | 6 (10) | 8 (13) | 11 (18) |
-I prefer that my loved ones tell my doctor which tests or treatments to order for me based on my own personal wishes, after having seriously considered what they think is best | 44 (24) | 46 (26) | 7 (12) | 9 (15) | 18 (30) | 16 (27) | 19 (32) | 21 (35) |
-I prefer that my loved ones tell my doctor which tests or treatments to order by equally weighing both my personal wishes and what my loved ones think is best | 78 (43) | 71 (39) | 35 (58) | 31(52) | 18 (30) | 21 (35) | 25 (42) | 19 (32) |
-I prefer that my loved ones tell my doctor which tests or treatments to order for me based on what they think is best, after having seriously considered my own personal wishes | 19 (11) | 21 (12) | 5 (8) | 7 (12) | 8 (13) | 9 (15) | 6 (10) | 5 (8) |
-I prefer that my loved ones tell my doctor which tests or treatments to order for me based on what my loved ones think is best | 15 (8) | 16 (9) | 4 (7) | 4 (7) | 9 (15) | 8 (13) | 2 (3) | 4 (7) |