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Table 3 Post-hoc tests on differences between groups of patients

From: Advance care planning in primary care: a retrospective medical record study among patients with different illness trajectories

P values of post-hoc analyses

Cancer vs Organ failure

Cancer vs multimorbidity

Organ failure vs multimorbidity

Prevalence (≥ 1 ACP item documented)

0.015*

0.000*

0.314*

Extent (number of ACP items)

0.417****

0.023****

0.175****

Frequency (number of ACP conversations)

0.043****

0.010****

0.520****

  1. * Chi Square test
  2. **** Mann Whitney U test