Table 3 |
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Contents to be noted (n = 342) |
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Questions |
Yes (%) |
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Treatment related decisions in the case of becoming terminally ill. (e.g. whether or not you wish to receive life-extending treatment.) |
278 (81.3) |
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Treatment related decisions regarding "pain" during terminal stages. (e.g. whether or not you wish to be treated with painkillers.) |
258 (75.4) |
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Whether or not you would like be informed of your diagnosis and prognosis. (e.g. whether or not you would like all information to be directly disclosed to you.) |
247 (72.2) |
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Treatment related decisions in the case of brain death or long-term comatose. |
275 (80.4) |
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Expressing whether or not you would like to be a donor for transplantation. |
155 (45.3) |
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Expressing whether or not you would like to donate your body for educational purposes. |
122 (35.7) |
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Treatment related decisions regarding end-of-life decisions. (e.g. whether you would like to die in the hospital.) |
119 (34.8) |
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Others |
16 (4.7) |
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Above are obtained from those who chosen either "strongly agree" or "moderately agree" in question 3 (preference toward ADs). Data indicate the number of respondents who marked each item. |
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Akabayashi et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2003 4:5 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-4-5 |
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