The value attributed to medical factors concerning the patient's health status (table 2 , topic 1) when making treatment decisions concerning psychogeriatric patients with pneumonia, as rated by 20 nursing home physicians (NHPs)
| Degree of importance (% of NHPs) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical factors | 1 (very unimportant) | 2 (unimportant) | 3 (slightly important) | 4 (important) | 5 (very important) |
| *1 NHP did not answer this question. | |||||
| Overall physical health status | 0 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 30 |
| Estimated life expectancy | 0 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 30 |
| Communication skills (active and passive)* | 0 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 25 |
| Severity of dementia | 0 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 20 |
| Pressure ulcers | 0 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 10 |
| Mobility | 20 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| ADL | 10 | 50 | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| Incontinence | 50 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 |