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Table 3 Association between the patient-GP relationship before implementation and ACP conversations after implementation of ACP

From: The patient’s relationship with the General Practitioner before and after Advance Care Planning: pre/post-implementation study

 

Patients without ACP conversation after implementation N = 308

Patients who had an ACP conversation after implementation N = 150

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)a

My GP knows me wellb

252 (82.9)

136 (91.3)

2.16 (1.14 – 4.10)

1.81 (0.90 – 3.67)

I trust my GP to provide good care to me in the final stage of lifec

266 (92.4)

139 (95.2)

1.64 (0.68 – 3.94)

1.60 (0.62 – 4.15)

I trust my GP will follow my wishes about medical decisions at the end of your lifed

254 (90.7)

135 (93.1)

1.38 (0.65 – 2.95)

1.33 (0.56 – 3.15)

  1. a Adjusted for: age, marital status, diagnosis of CVA, no diagnosis, idea future problems, ACP conversations before implementation of ACP. Bold indicates p < 0.05
  2. b Model n = 419 due to missing values
  3. c Model n = 401 due to missing values
  4. d Model n = 393 due to missing values
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BMC Geriatrics

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