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Table 2 The number of completed ACDs and appointed EG at intervention and control sites

From: Efficacy of Normalisation of Advance Care Planning (NACP) for people with chronic diseases in hospital and community settings: a quasi-experimental study

Site

Pre (n = 1006)

Site

Post (n = 891)

 

ACD

Legally binding

ACD

Legally nonbinding

EG

 

ACD

Legally binding

ACD

Legally nonbinding

EG

Intervention

 

Pre (n = 581)

 

Post (n = 482)

 LHD1 IH1

0

1

4

LHD1 IH1

3

0

0

 LHD1 IH2

1

1

13

LHD1 IH2

1

0

0

 LHD1 IC1

0

0

9

LHD1 IC1

11

0

8

 LHD1 IC2

0

0

0

LHD1 IC2

15

0

9

 LHD2 IH1

0

2

1

LHD2 IH1

1

0

0

 LHD2 IH2

3

7

5

LHD2 IH2

2

0

1

 LHD2 IC1

1

0

1

LHD2 IC1

36

0

11

 LHD2 IC2

0

0

0

LHD2 IC2

16

0

8

 Total

5

11

33

Total

85

0

37

Control

 

Pre (n = 425)

 

Post (n = 409)

 LHD1 CH3

0

0

0

LHD1 CH3

0

0

0

 LHD1 CH4

0

0

1

LHD1 CH4

1

0

0

 LHD1 CC3

0

0

0

LHD1 CC3

0

0

0

 LHD1 CC4

0

0

0

LHD1 CC4

0

0

0

 LHD2 CH3

3

1

1

LHD2 CH3

0

0

1

 LHD2 CH4

1

6

2

LHD2 CH4

0

0

0

 LHD2 CC3

1

0

2

LHD2 CC3

1

0

2

 LHD2 CC4

0

0

0

LHD2 CC4

0

0

0

Total

5

7

6

Total

2

0

3

  1. Note: IH Intervention Hospital, IC Intervention Community, CH Control Hospital, CC Control Community, ACD Advance Care Directives, EG Enduring guardian