From: Discussing end of life wishes – the impact of community interventions?
Before | Follow-up | Difference | P value | |||||||
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Awareness | How to | Total | Awareness | How to | Total | Awareness | How to | Total | Total | |
Own end of life care | 59/99 (60%) | 26/40 (65%) | 85 (61%) | 70/99 (71%) | 27/40 (68%) | 97 (70%) | 11% | 3% | 9% | 0.033 |
Own wishes for after your death | 70/99 (71%) | 26/40 (64%) | 96 (69%) | 79/99 (80%) | 29/40 (73%) | 108 (78%) | 9% | 9% | 9% | 0.033 |
Other’s wishes for end of life care | 66/100 (66%) | 29/39 (74%) | 95 (68%) | 68/100 (68%) | 27/39 (69%) | 95 (68%) | 2% | −5% | 0% | N/A |
Other’s wishes for after their death | 67/98 (68%) | 24/39 (85%) | 91 (66%) | 67/98 (68%) | 26/39 (74%) | 93 (68%) | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0.44 (NS) |
To comfort somebody who is bereaved | 86/100 (86%) | 36/39 (92%) | 122 (88%) | 83/100 (83%) | 34/39 (87%) | 118 (85%) | −3% | −5% | −3% | N/A |