Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life

Figure 9. Percent of Elderly Adults Choosing Selected Treatments in Hy

Figure 9. Percent of Elderly Adults Choosing Selected Treatments in Hypothetical Scenarios Based on Chance of Recovery or Presence of Pain (Text Description)

Percent of adults choosing antibiotics in a hypothetical scenario of coma with no chance of recovery: 6.
Percent of adults choosing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a hypothetical scenario of coma with no chance of recovery: 6.
Percent of adults choosing gallbladder surgery in a hypothetical scenario of coma with no chance of recovery: 6.
Percent of adults choosing artificial nutrition/hydration in a hypothetical scenario of coma with no chance of recovery: 2.

Percent of adults choosing antibiotics in a hypothetical scenario of coma with a slight chance of recovery: 40.
Percent of adults choosing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a hypothetical scenario of coma with a slight chance of recovery: 32.
Percent of adults choosing gallbladder surgery in a hypothetical scenario of coma with a slight chance of recovery: 26.
Percent of adults choosing artificial nutrition/hydration in a hypothetical scenario of coma with a slight chance of recovery: 20.

Percent of adults choosing antibiotics in a hypothetical scenario of stroke with no chance of recovery: 29.
Percent of adults choosing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a hypothetical scenario of stroke with no chance of recovery: 14.
Percent of adults choosing gallbladder surgery in a hypothetical scenario of stroke with no chance of recovery: 14.
Percent of adults choosing artificial nutrition/hydration in a hypothetical scenario of stroke with no chance of recovery: 4.

Percent of adults choosing antibiotics in a hypothetical scenario of stroke with a slight chance of recovery: 58.
Percent of adults choosing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a hypothetical scenario of stroke with a slight chance of recovery: 40.
Percent of adults choosing gallbladder surgery in a hypothetical scenario of stroke with a slight chance of recovery: 38.
Percent of adults choosing artificial nutrition/hydration in a hypothetical scenario of stroke with a slight chance of recovery: 24.

Percent of adults choosing antibiotics in a hypothetical scenario of terminal cancer with pain: 22.
Percent of adults choosing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a hypothetical scenario of terminal cancer with pain: 18.
Percent of adults choosing gallbladder surgery in a hypothetical scenario of terminal cancer with pain: 16.
Percent of adults choosing artificial nutrition/hydration in a hypothetical scenario of terminal cancer with pain: 12.

Percent of adults choosing antibiotics in a hypothetical scenario of terminal cancer without pain: 52.
Percent of adults choosing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a hypothetical scenario of terminal cancer without pain: 44.
Percent of adults choosing gallbladder surgery in a hypothetical scenario of terminal cancer without pain: 26.
Percent of adults choosing artificial nutrition/hydration in a hypothetical scenario of terminal cancer without pain: 20.

Source: Coppola KM, Bookwala J, Ditto PH, et al. Elderly adults' preferences for life-sustaining treatments: the role of impairment, prognosis, and pain. Death Studies 1999;23:617-34.

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