Table 1 Codes created for the quantitative evaluation
Protocol category | SPSS variable | Exemplary values |
|---|---|---|
List of important relatives | Status of relatives_1 (ascending number for each relative) | Sister, brother, husband, wife, … |
Legal guardianship_1 | Yes/no | |
Participated in CECC process_1 | Yes/no | |
List of members of the treatment team | Members requesting CECC_1 ascending number for each member) | Nurse, physician, … |
Participated in CECC process_1 | Nurse, physician, … | |
Ethical question | Reasons for request_1 (ascending number for reason) | Balancing benefit and harm, eliciting patient’s will |
Leading diagnoses | Diagnoses_1 (ascending number for each diagnosis) | Coronary heart disease, sepsis, … |
Patient’s will | Advance directive | Available/not available |
Applicability of advance directive | Yes/no | |
Decisional capacity | Decisional capacity | Always present, not present, sometimes present |
Medical-nursing aspects | Ward | Ward X, Y, Z, … |
Gender | Female, male, diverse | |
Age in years | X years | |
Length of stay in the hospital | X Days | |
Recommendations | Recommendations_1 (ascending number for each recommendation) | Change to palliation, implementation of treatment, continuation of treatment,… |