Table 5 Family psychological and physical well being

From: A randomised controlled trial of an advance care planning intervention for patients with incurable cancer

Outcome

ACP mean

Usual care mean

Difference (95% CI)

p-value

Pre-bereavement (mean overall assessments)a

  Anxiety (HADS)

10.2

10.4

−0.2 (−0.6, 0.2)

0.49

  Depression (HADS)

8.8

8.9

−0.1 (−0.6, 0.4)

0.42

  Mental well being (SF-12)

46.1

45.6

0.5 (−3.8, 4.7)

0.83

  Physical well being (SF-12

41.2

41.6

−0.4 (1.8, 1.0)

0.58

Post-bereavement (change from baseline to 3 month interview)a

  Anxiety (HADS)

0.9

1.1

−0.2 (−1.0, 0.6)

0.65

  Depression (HADS)

−0.7

−1.2

0.5 (−0.3,10.3)

0.24

  Physical well being (SF-12)

−0.8

−1.5

0.8 (−1.6, 3.1)

0.52

  Mental well being (SF-12)

2.9

9.9

−7.0 (−12.0, -2.0)

0.006

  Impact-of-events (IES)

23.5

23.0

0.5 (−5.4, 6.3)

0.88

  1. aPossible range for anxiety and depression is 0-21; mental and physical well being is 0-100; impact of events is 0-75