Advance directive: does the GP know and address what the patient wants? Advance directive in primary care

BMC Medical Ethics

Table 1 survey of citizens

Age participants (y)	≤64		65–74		75–84		85–94		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Number citizens*	44	8,75	290	57,85	149	29,62	19	3,78	502	100
Male^#	17	38,64	137	47,08	82	55,03	12	63,16	248	49,40
Female^#	27	61,36	153	52,92	67	44,97	7	36,84	255	50,79
Heard^# No	4	9,09	27	9,28	16	10,74	1	5,26	48	9,56
Yes	40	90,91	263	90,72	133	89,26	18	94,74	455	90,63
Need^# Yes, I have one	7	15,91	46	15,91	29	19,46	5	25,32	87	17,33
Yes, I want one	16	36,36	105	36,33	51	34,23	2	10,53	176	35,05
No, not now	19	43,18	132	45,67	61	40,94	7	36,84	219	43,62
No, never	2	4,55	6	2,07	8	5,37	5	26,32	21	4,18
Initiator^# Me	39	88,64	237	82,00	107	71,81	15	79,95	398	79,28
GP	4	9,09	28	9,68	22	14,77	0	0,00	54	10,75
Family	0	0,00	13	4,49	13	8,72	0	0,00	26	5,17
Other	1	2,27	11	3,80	7	4,70	4	21,05	24	4,78
Task^#,! Bring up the subject	14	24,56	79	22,19	49	26,06	2	9,52	144	23,15
GP Explain	19	33,33	131	36,79	59	31,38	6	28,57	214	34,40
Make one	13	22,80	67	18,82	33	17,55	2	9,52	116	18,64
None	5	8,77	37	10,39	24	12,76	4	19,04	70	11,25
Other	6	10,52	42	11,79	23	12,23	7	33,33	78	12,54
Reasons^#,!
I don’t think it’s necessary	2	4,34	15	4,91	14	7,77	2	14,28	33	6,05
I’ve never thought about it	9	19,56	48	15,73	28	15,55	4	28,57	89	16,33
It’s too early	6	13,04	71	23,27	17	9,44	1	7,14	95	17,43
I don’t know what it includes	8	17,39	43	14,09	27	15,00	0	0,00	78	14,31
I don’t dare to talk about it	1	2,17	3	0,98	7	3,88	0	0,00	11	2,01
I don’t know what my GP thinks about it	5	10,86	26	8,52	24	13,33	0	0,00	55	10,09
My family doesn’t agree	0	0,00	3	0,98	2	1,11	0	0,00	5	0,91
It contradicts my faith/world-view	1	2,17	6	1,96	4	2,22	3	21,42	14	2,56
I find it hard to make a choice	8	17,39	51	16,72	40	22,22	2	14,28	101	18,53
I find it hard to share my opinion	0	0,00	0	0,00	0	0,00	0	0,00	0	0,00
Other	6	13,04	39	12,78	17	9,44	2	14,28	64	11,74

*This percentage is calculated in proportion to the total number of participants
# These percentages are calculated in proportion to the number of participants in the group, the groups are divided by the number of advance directives. Due to rounding the sum is not always 100%.
! The participants could choose multiple answers, the sum of the answers is therefore not matching the number of participants

ISSN: 1472-6939