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Table 2 Description of patient sample (n = 536)

From: Development and psychometric properties of a scale for measuring internal participation from a patient and health care professional perspective

 

Frequency

Per cent

Gender

Male

334

62.3

Female

198

36.9

Missing

4

.7

Age

Mean 52.7 (SD = 13.7, range: 18–90)

Nationality

German

499

93.1

Other Nationalities

32

6.0

Missing

5

.9

Education

Low

233

43.5

Medium

177

33.0

High

106

19.8

Other

12

2.2

Missing

8

1.5

Occupation

Employed

256

47.8

Retired

132

24.6

Homemaker

24

4.5

Unemployed

92

17.2

Other

24

4.5

Missing

8

1.5

Family status

Never married

112

20.9

Married

279

52.1

Divorced

102

19.0

Widowed

37

6.9

Missing

6

1.1

Indication fields

Psychosomatic (mental health problems)

182

34.0

Somatic

346

64.6

   - Orthopedics

127

23.7

   - Oncology

70

13.1

   - Neurology

48

9.0

   - Cardiology

20

3.7

   - Other somatic diseases

81

15.1

Missing

8

1.4

Duration of illness

Less than six months

87

16.2

More than six to 12 months

85

15.9

More than one year to two years

62

11.6

More than two to five years

80

14.9

More than five to ten years

76

14.2

More than ten years

140

26.1

Missing

6

1.1