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Table 1 Univariate results: outcome items, patient-reported experiences and sociodemographic variables

From: Classification of patients based on their evaluation of hospital outcomes: cluster analysis following a national survey in Norway

Ā 

n

%

Mean (SD)

Overall satisfaction a

Ā Ā 

4.2 (0.77)

Not at all

93

0.9

-

To a small extent

170

1.7

-

To some extent

955

9.5

-

To a large extent

4797

48.0

-

To a very large extent

3987

39.9

-

Benefit of treatment a

Ā Ā 

4.0 (0.92)

No benefit

189

1.9

-

Little benefit

424

4.3

-

Some benefit

1861

18.8

-

Large benefit

4368

44.1

-

Very large benefit

3064

30.9

-

Malpractice a

Ā Ā 

4.6 (0.86)

To a very large extent

182

1.8

-

To a large extent

235

2.3

-

To some extent

653

6.4

-

To a small extent

1018

10.0

-

Not at all

8051

79.4

-

Patient-reported experiences b

Waiting time (elective patients)

4535

-

64.0 (28.8)

Doctor services

10,153

-

73.7 (19.0)

Nursing services

10,245

-

75.4 (17.4)

Information

10,124

-

71.0 (21.0)

Contact with next of kin

7138

-

77.7 (20.8)

Standard

10,199

-

72.6 (17.2)

Organization

10,034

-

68.0 (20.2)

Discharge information

8114

-

58.3 (31.3)

Cooperation with other health services

6071

-

63.8 (29.8)

Sociodemographic variables

Age, years

10,477

Ā 

61.1 (17.9)

Gender, % women

10,477

55.1

-

Self-perceived health

ā€‚Excellent

693

7.5

-

ā€‚Very good

1,755

19.0

-

ā€‚Good

3,139

34.0

-

ā€‚Rather good

2,477

26.8

-

ā€‚Poor

1,162

12.6

-

Education

Primary school

2,504

27.3

-

ā€‚Secondary school

3,560

38.8

-

ā€‚University/collegeā€‰<ā€‰4 years

2,149

23.4

-

ā€‚University/college 4 years or more

974

10.6

-

  1. aScored on a scale of 1ā€“5, where 5 represents the best score.
  2. bScored on a scale of 0ā€“100, where 100 represents the best score.