Utility of advance care planning discussion
| Non-English speaking background (NESB) | English-speaking background (ESB) (n=63) | p Value— NESB/ESB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek (n=25) | Italian (n=24) | p Value—Greek/Italian | Total (n=49) | |||
| Accepted discussion n (%) | 24 (96) | 23 (96) | 1.00 | 47 (96) | 62 (98) | 0.58 |
| Advance care directive completed n (%) | 15 (63) | 13 (57) | 0.78 | 28 (60) | 35 (56) | 0.85 |
| Advance care directive | ||||||
| Substitute decision maker only | 10 (66) | 9 (69) | 1.00 | 19 (73) | 21 (60) | 0.43 |
| Documented wishes only | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 (3) | – |
| Decision-maker and wishes | 5 (33) | 4 (36) | 1.00 | 9 (35) | 13 (37) | 1.00 |
| Informal documentation | 3 (13) | 4 (17) | 0.69 | 7 (15) | 6 (10) | 0.55 |
| Family involved in discussion | 17 (68) | 16 (67) | 1.00 | 33 (67) | 43 (68) | 1.00 |