Table 2

Scores on the Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey at Baseline and Follow-Up in Entire Cohort (N = 136)

MeasuresBaseline Score, Mean (SD)Follow-upa Score, Mean (SD)Mean Difference (95% CI)Unadjusted P ValueAdjusted P Valueb
Behavior change process (all scales 1-5)
 Knowledge3.2 (1.0)4.1 (0.8)0.9 (0.70 to 1.05)<.001<.001
 Contemplation2.4 (0.9)3.2 (1.1)0.8 (0.66 to 0.98)<.001<.001
 Self-efficacy3.9 (0.8)4.2 (0.7)0.3 (0.11 to 0.39)<.001<.001
 Readiness2.6 (1.0)3.2 (1.0)0.6 (0.44 to 0.71)<.001<.001
 Overall2.9 (0.8)3.5 (0.8)0.6 (0.49 to 0.73)<.001<.001
Action (overall scale 0-21)
 Medical decision makers (5 items)1.2 (1.3)1.5 (1.3)0.3 (0.09 to 0.48).004.004
 Health situations (5 items)1.2 (1.6)1.4 (1.6)0.2 (−0.03 to 0.41).08.08
 Medical decisions (5 items)1.1 (1.5)1.3 (1.6)0.3 (0.07 to 0.48).01.01
 Flexibility (5 items)1.2 (0.7)1.4 (0.8)0.2 (0.10 to 0.31)<.001<.001
 Asking doctors questions (1 item)0.1 (0.3)0.1 (0.3)0.0 (−0.07 to 0.06).86.86
 Overall4.0 (4.9)5.2 (5.4)1.2 (0.54 to 1.77)<.001<.001
  • a At 6 to 12 weeks.

  • b Adjusted for age, sex, education, clinical frailty score, setting (primary care, cancer care).