TableĀ 2

Time taken by advance care planning facilitator

Non-English speaking background (NESB)English-speaking background (ESB) (n=62)*p Value (NESB/ESB)
Greek (n=24)*Italian (n=23)*p Value Greek/ItalianTotal (n=47)*
Number of visits: median (IQR)2.0 (1.00)2.0 (2.00)0.512.0 (1.0)2.0 (1.25)0.26
Total time (minutes)median(IQR)75 (38)75 (90)0.6475 (75)75 (78)0.29
  • *Only patients who had an ACP discussion are included. Of all the patients offered ACP 3 patients, (1 in each language group declined ACP).

  • ACP, advance care planning.