Summary of study outcomes before and during MOST implementation periods
| Outcome variables | Before implement (N=39) | During implement (N=290) | P value* |
| Primary outcome | |||
| Documented orders for life-sustaining treatment: n (%) | 13 (33.3) | 216 (74.5) | <0.01 |
| Secondary outcome | |||
| (A) Discordance between patient preferences and prescribed orders: mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.6) | 0.85 (1.5) | <0.01 |
| (B) Patient-reported satisfaction with care ‘general’/‘decision-making’: mean (SD) | 4.2 (0.8)/3.9 (0.7) | 4.1 (0.7)/4.2 (0.4) | 0.42/0.0002 |
| (C) Length of hospital stay: median (Q1, Q2) | 3 (2,15) | 4 (2,11) | 0.29 |
*P value for χ2 test, median test or t-test as appropriate.