Table 2 Univariate analysis of patient characteristics (age, gender, Clinical Frailty Score, ability to understand/speak English and Goals of Care Designation (GCD)) and Serious Illness Conversation documentation element scores according to Serious Illness Conversation Program Codebook
Total Scores | Goals and Values | Prognosis | End of Life | GCD and Life sustaining treatment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Estimate (95% CI) | Median | Estimate (95% CI) | Median | Estimate (95% CI) | Median | Estimate (95% CI) | Median | Estimate (95% CI) | |
Age | ||||||||||
< 75 years | 8.00 | -0.52 (-1.26; 0.21) | 4.00 | -0.42 (-0.91; 0.06) | 2.00 | 0.15 (-0.19; 0.48) | 2.00 | -0.07 (-0.45; 0.30) | 1.00 | -0.14 (-0.36; 0.08) |
≥ 75 years | 9.00 | Ref | 4.00 | Ref | 2.00 | Ref | 2.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 9.00 | 0.20 (-0.56; 0.95) | 4.00 | -0.04 (-0.54; 0.46) | 2.00 | 0.15 (-0.19; 0.49) | 2.00 | -0.05 (-0.43; 0.34) | 1.00 | 0.09 (-0.14; 0.31) |
Female | 8.00 | Ref | 4.00 | Ref | 2.00 | Ref | 2.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
Frailtya | ||||||||||
Not Frail | 8.00 | -0.12 (-0.86; 0.62) | 4.00 | 0.47 (-0.01; 0.96) | 2.00 | -0.24 (-0.57; 0.09) | 2.00 | -0.18 (-0.55; 0.20) | 1.00 | -0.12 (-0.34; 0.10 |
Frail | 9.00 | Ref | 3.00 | Ref | 2.00 | Ref | 2.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
Languageb | ||||||||||
English | 9.00 | 0.35 (-0.79; 1.48) | 4.00 | 0.89 (0.14; 1.63)* | 2.00 | -0.15 (-0.67; 0.36) | 2.00 | -0.31 (-0.88; 0.27) | 1.00 | -0.05 (-0.39; 0.28) |
Non-English | 8.00 | Ref | 3.00 | Ref | 2.00 | Ref | 2.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
GCD | ||||||||||
Resuscitative | 7.00 | Ref | 4.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref | 0.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
Medical | 8.00 | 2.42 (1.51; 3.33)* | 4.00 | -0.82 (-1.45; -0.18)* | 2.00 | 1.02 (0.61; 1.44)* | 2.00 | 2.00 (1.60; 2.40)* | 2.00 | 0.28 (-0.01;0.56) |
Comfort | 10.00 | 1.06 (0.24; 1.88)* | 3.50 | -0.45 (-1.03; 0.12) | 2.00 | 0.47 (0.10; 0.84)* | 3.00 | 0.74 (0.38; 1.10)* | 1.00 | 0.30 (0.05;0.56)* |