Reason | Stated by n (%) of the 192 participants without ADsa |
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“I trust that my relatives will make the right decisions for me.” | 114 (59.4) |
“I trust that my physicians will make the right decisions for me.” | 86 (44.8) |
“I did not want to concern myself with the topic ADs.” | 54 (28.1) |
“I did not have the right contact person or help to prepare an ADs.” | 45 (23.4) |
“The topic ADs is too complicated for me.” | 37 (19.3) |
“I have not had the time to deal with the topic ADs so far.” | 32 (16.7) |
“I have too many concerns regarding the usefulness of an ADs.” | 32 (16.7) |
“I was not aware of the possibility of preparing an ADs.” | 24 (12.5) |
Other reasonsb | 60 (31.3) |
No reasons stated | 4 (2.1) |