What information do patients need about their disease or treatments and what they want for end of life?

e20656 Background: As it is very important for Doctors, Patients (Pt) and Family to know everything related to end of life we thought it was unavoidable to develop a survey for that purpose. Methods: Between Oct 15th and Nov 15th, 2012, 1003 Pt out of 3795 Pt that were assisted at the IOHM were given the option to participate in an anonymous survey about diagnosis, prognosis, efficacy and toxicity of treatments, as well as interest in palliative care (PC), clinical investigation (CI), psychological support (PS), spiritual care (SC) for an eventual situation of coping with the end of life dilemma. Results: A total of 845 out of 1,003 (84%) Pt elected to participate. Population: Sex: fem: 332, male: 207, left blank (LB): 306. Mean age 58y (range 18 – 94). Married: 355, unmarried: 211, LB: 279. Children Yes 460 No/LB: 385. Highest educational level achieved: primary Studies:186, high School: 348, universitary:216. LB: 98. Employed:382, retired: 240, unemployed: 112, LB 111. Disclosed diagnostic and stage of disease: 470 (56%). The following results are expressed as a percentage of 845 pt: Are aware of the diagnostic (82%); Pt interested in knowing everythingabout their prognosis (85%) or their treatment’s efficacy (67%) or toxicity (52%). Pt interested in: PC (85%), CI (80%), PS (74%), SC (58%). If they were to choose a place for dying: 40% chose to die in the hospital, 30% at home, 29% did not answer and 1% was indifferent. It was possible to detect a marked increase in the amount of answers with regards to last wishes as the stage of the disease worsened (Chi square= 0.011). Pt were asked to rate the survey: 95% considered it good or very Good, 56% found it useful, 36% thought it necessary, while 23% would recommend it. Conclusions: 1) Most of the pt know their diagnosis, would like to know their prognosis and need to know everything about efficacy and toxicity of treatments. 2) 40% of the pt would prefer to die in the hospital, but analyzing this choice at earlier stages of disease may be inappropriate. 3) PC and CI are of interest to both sexes but women are more likely to request PS and SC. 4) Although the survey was considered good by 95% of pt and more than 50% found it useful, only 23% would recommend it, which speaks about the sensitive quality of these topics.