Table 3 Various advance care planning documents of residential aged care residents prior to hospital attendance
From: Residential aged care residents and components of end of life care in an Australian hospital
Measures | Total | Advanced Dementia (AD) | Without Advanced Dementia (WAD) | AD vs WAD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | p value | ||
Advance Care Directives | Documentation | 72 (66) | 16 (64) | 56 (67) | p = 0.805 |
EPOA | 54 (50) | 13 (52) | 41 (49) | p = 0.779 | |
EPOG | 40 (37) | 8 (32) | 32 (38) | p = 0.579 | |
MPOA | 10 (9) | 2 (8) | 8 (10) | p = 0.817 | |
EPOG or MPOA | 49 (45) | 10 (40) | 39 (46) | p = 0.571 | |
Anticipatory Direction | 12 (11) | 1 (4) | 11 (13) | Â | |
Advance Care Plans | Documentation | 65 (60) | 21 (84) | 44 (52) | p = 0.005 |
RACF Specific | 30 (28) | 9 (36) | 21 (25) | p = 0.280 | |
GPCP | 33 (30) | 12 (48) | 21 (25) | p = 0.028 | |
SOC | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | Â | |
Other | 1 (1) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | ||
Resuscitation Orders | Documentation | 70 (64) | 21 (84) | 49 (58) | p = 0.019 |
Not for Resus | 67 (61) | 21 (84) | 46 (55) | p = 0.008 | |
For Resus | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | Â | |
Hospitalisation Orders | Documentation | 27 (25) | 8 (32) | 20 (24) | p = 0.411 |
Do Not Hospitalise | 15 (14) | 7 (28) | 8 (10) | p = 0.019 | |
Do Hospitalise | 12 (11) | 1 (4) | 11 (13) | Â | |
Total | 109 | 25 | 84 | Â | |