Evidence

Verbally Told Options

1. •26% Life Prolonging Care
   

2. •52% Limited Care
   

3. •22% Comfort Care
   

4. •0% Undecided

ACP Decisions Video

1. •0% Life Prolonging Care
   

2. •4% Limited Care
   

3. •92% Comfort Care
   

4. •4% Undecided

1. •Subjects in the video group were more knowledgeable about their options and more comfortable with their decisions.
   

2. •Video may promote more informed preferences for end-of-life care by providing more realistic expectations of disease in less time.
   

3. •Video may surmount communication barriers and ensure more patient-centered care that respects patient preferences.
   

4. •The vast majority of subjects were comfortable watching the videos.

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