Table 5 Frequency of involvement in surrogate decision-making process by stakeholders based on number of family meetings
From: Cross-sectional survey of surrogate decision-making in Japanese medical practice
|  | 0–1 family meeting group (%) | 2 or more family meetings group (%) | χ2 statistics | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Family members involved in the decision | ||||
Surrogate decision-maker (n = 945) | 143 (95.9) | 802 (94.2) | .73 | .39 |
Resident families (n = 613) | 82 (55.0) | 531 (62.3) | 2.90 | .09 |
Non-resident families (n = 461) | 57 (38.2) | 404 (47.4) | 4.34 | .037 |
Healthcare team members involved in the decision | ||||
Doctor (n = 815) | 118 (79.1) | 697 (81.9) | .62 | .43 |
Nurse (n = 372) | 42 (28.1) | 329 (38.6) | 5.96 | .015 |
Social worker (n = 154) | 14 (9.3) | 140 (16.4) | 4.84 | .028 |
Care manager (n = 149) | 12 (8.0) | 137 (16.0) | 6.47 | .011 |