Table 2 Overview of current and anticipated problems
Domain | Physical | Care-related | Social | Psychological | Spiritual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Current problems | |||||
 Number of ACP documents with documentation (N (%)) | 136 (85%) | 118 (74%) | 39 (24%) | 43 (27%) | 25 (16%) |
  1 | Pain (n = 58) | ADL dependencea (n = 92) | Widowed/ living alone (n = 10) | Delirium (n = 19) | Acceptance (n = 7) |
  2 | Dyspnoea (n = 42) | Urinary catheter (n = 11) | Worrying over loved ones (n = 9) | Mood problems other than anxiety (n = 17) | Problems with coping (n = 6) |
  3 | Weakness/ fatigue (n = 33) | Faecal incontinence/ stoma (n = 7) | Impaired contact with family/ loved ones (n = 8) | Anxiety (n = 13) | Loss of control and independence (n = 4) |
Anticipated problems | |||||
 Number of individual problems documented (N) | 492 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 4 |
  1 | Pain (n = 114) | Physical weakness/ dependence (n = 6) | Overworked carer (n = 10) | Anxiety (n = 14) | Existential issues (n = 2) |
  2 | Dyspnoea (n = 78) | Organisation-of-care related queries (n = 2) | Coping within family (n = 2) | Psychological restlessness (n = 4) | Coping (n = 1) |
  3 | Nausea/ vomiting (n = 36) | Technical queries (e.g. Stoma care) (n = 1) | Unwanted loss of contact with child (n = 1) | Insomnia (n = 3) | Dilemma regarding pacemaker (n = 1) |
 Other | n = 264 Of which delirium: (n = 33) | Nil | Nil | n = 6 | Nil |