Table 2 Surrogate’s decision-making confidence and healthcare-preferences familiarity
Total | Husband-wife | Parent-child | Sibling-sibling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Surrogate’s decision-making confidence score-mean (SD) a | ||||
Item 1: I understand what my family member’s preferences are | 3.34 (0.74) | 3.53 (0.57) | 3.22 (0.89) | 3.28 (0.69) |
Item 2: I can make a decision for my family member as to what treatment he/she should have, even in a highly stressful situation | 3.22 (0.86) | 3.47 (0.68) | 3.12 (0.92) | 3.07 (0.92) |
Item 3: I can ask questions to get the facts about benefits or risks of each medical choice without feeling discouraged | 3.40 (0.82) | 3.57 (0.59) | 3.48 (0.79) | 3.15 (0.99) |
Item 4: I can handle unwanted pressure from others, such as other family members or healthcare providers, in making decisions for my family member | 3.24 (0.81) | 3.42 (0.56) | 3.18 (0.81) | 3.12 (0.98) |
Item 5: I can communicate with doctors and nurses about my family member’s wishes | 3.56 (0.78) | 3.70 (0.56) | 3.52 (0.93) | 3.47 (0.79) |
Decision-making confidence scale b | 3.35 (0.58) | 3.54 (0.43) | 3.30 (0.61) | 3.22 (0.65) |
Familiarity of respondents with participating family member’s healthcare-preferences-no. (%) | ||||
Very familiar | 77 (43) | 28 (47) | 31 (52) | 18 (30) |
Familiar | 58 (32) | 18 (30) | 15 (25) | 25 (42) |
Somewhat familiar | 42 (23) | 14 (23) | 14 (23) | 14 (23) |
Not familiar at all | 3 (2) | – | – | 3 (5) |
Predicted familiarity of participating family members with respondents’ healthcare-preferences-no. (%) | ||||
Very familiar | 73 (41) | 24 (40) | 33 (55) | 16 (27) |
Familiar | 63 (35) | 21 (35) | 15 (25) | 27 (45) |
Somewhat familiar | 42 (23) | 15 (25) | 11 (18) | 16 (27) |
Not familiar at all | 2 (1) | – | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |