Field | Year | Author and type of study | Results |
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Intensive care | 2003 | Solsona, José F Observational | 80 participants. 32.5% knew the patient’s wishes, 65% of which would make the decision to limit treatment if the patient were to become seriously ill. Most were unaware of the patient’s wishes regarding organ donation, and no legal representatives had been assigned. 12.5% had been assigned but only verbally |
2010 | Arauzo, Vanessa Observational | 210 participants. 5% had prepared ADs, and 21% had considered preparing them. 85% expressed an interest in receiving information, and 51% believed that having a relative or a friend admitted to the ICU had caused them to reflect on this topic | |
Emergencies | 2010 | Antolín, Albert Observational | 190 participants: 76% of the companions were women, generally younger than the patient, with a better knowledge of the disease (88% vs. 74%) and more ADs (28% vs. 16%) than the patients themselves |
Representatives (register) | 2016 | Busquets, Josep M Observational | 146 participants. 67.1% stated that the ADs were consulted and 58.9% that representatives were consulted, while 82.1% believed that patient’s will was respected. 69.9% believed that patients who had previously planned their care using ADs had had a good death, 22.4% stated that it could have been better, and 6.8% believed they suffered a great deal |
Dialysis | 2017 | Rodríguez Ángel, Intervetion | 76 participants. 94.7% expressed an extremely high degree of satisfaction with ADs, noting their usefulness in making decisions to limit life support treatment in situations for which the patient had previously stated his or her wishes |