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Table 5 Students’ answers on to the question: What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on conversations pertaining to advance care planning?

From: Communication skills training in advance care planning: a survey among medical students at the University of Antwerp

The COVID-19 pandemic makes a conversation about advance care planning (ACP) …

T1 (n = 138)

T2 (n = 116)

 Easier

31%

59%

 More difficult

39%

14%

 Both easier and more difficult

8%

14%

Makes no difference

1%

3%

I don’t know

21%

10%

  1. The question was only posed to students in the 2020 cohort (online training); T1 = survey prior to the ACP class; T2 = survey following the ACP class and paper assignment