Research Article
Planning for Serious Illness amongst Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Table 2
Values, knowledge and behaviors related to planning for the end of Life.
| | 55–64 years () % | ≥65 years () % | Overall () % |
| Importance of planning for future medical Care | | | | Not at all or somewhat important | 23.4 | 18.8 | 21.6 | Important or very important | 76.6 | 81.3 | 78.4 | Importance of planning for own funeral | | | | Not at all or somewhat important | 39.2 | 35.7 | 37.8 | Important or very important | 60.8 | 64.3 | 62.2 | Familiarity with term “Living Will” | | | | Not at all familiar | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | Some basic understanding | 32.7 | 30.4 | 31.8 | Fairly or very good understanding | 60.2 | 63.4 | 61.5 | Familiarity with term “Advance Care Plan” | | | | Not at all familiar | 28.1 | 23.2 | 26.1 | Some basic understanding | 35.1 | 37.5 | 36.0 | Fairly or very good understanding | 36.8 | 39.3 | 37.6 | Discussed unacceptable states of health | 53.2 | 43.8 | 49.5 | Discussed wishes for treatment | 53.8† | 69.6† | 60.1 | Designated a substitute decision-maker | 34.5† | 52.7† | 41.7 | Prepared written LW or ACP | 20.5† | 33.0† | 25.4 |
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† using the chi-square test for proportions with a Bonferonni correction.
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