Table 2 Exploratory factor analysis of the Malay Advance Care Planning Questionnaire (ACPQ-M)

Feelings regarding advance care planning [5]

(n = 222)

Felt better to have expressed wished in advance if I had a heart attack or on a breathing machine

0.931

82.6

0.879

1075.0

< 0.001

Felt better to have expressed wished in advance if I had severe dementia

0.916

Felt better to have expressed wished in advance if I had a stroke

0.913

Felt better to have expressed wished in advance if I had a road accident or in a coma

0.893

Felt better to have expressed wished in advance if I had cancer

0.889

Justifications for advance care planning [4]

(n = 200)

I am aware that I could possibly lose my decision-making power as a result of becoming seriously ill or injured

0.779

52.0

0.704

131.0

< 0.001

I want to be able to make my own decision

0.710

I hope to not burden my family with my medical treatment preferences

0.705

There may be differences in opinions between my family members

0.685

Justifications for not having advance care planning: Fate and religion [4]

(n = 22)

I believed that planning for my death would mean there is no hope for me

0.851

51.5

0.639

14.1

0.028

I will take it as it comes, as I have no control over my death

0.780

I felt that it was best to leave to fate or to God

0.727

I believed that the discussion of the topic of death was seen as “unlucky” and I tried to avoid discussing about it

0.446

Justifications for not having advance care planning: Avoid thinking about death [3] (n = 22)

I do not want to think I will die or lose my memory

0.912

78.8

0.725

26.7

< 0.001

I cannot imagine myself in such a situation

0.879

I am currently healthy and there is no need to consider such decisions

0.871