Table 2 Percent of patient, family, and clinical team wishes in the pilot and expansion phase
From: Enhancing end of life care on general internal medical wards: the 3 Wishes Project
Wish Category | Patient-wished | Family/friend-wished | Clinical team-wished | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pilot | Expansion | Pilot | Expansion | Pilot | Expansion | |
Facilitating connections | 31.3 | 17.8 | 32.3 | 28.3 | 0 | 12.5 |
Providing food and beverages | 6.3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 |
Personalizing the environment | 12.5 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 41.3 |
Personalizing the patient | 25.0 | 24.7 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 15.4 | 7.5 |
Music | 3.1 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 0 | 7.5 |
Family care | 3.1 | 0 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 46.2 | 18.8 |
Rituals and spiritual support | 3.1 | 16.4 | 13.8 | 20.7 | 0 | 8.8 |
Preparations and final arrangements | 15.6 | 20.5 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 0 | 2.5 |
Word clouds | 0 | 0 | 16.9 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 1.3 |
Keepsakes and tributes | 3.1 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 0 | 7.5 |
Paying it forward | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
Proportion of wishes overall | ||||||
| Â | 27.4 | 26.9 | 55.6 | 51.7 | 11.1 | 28.5 |