Evaluating patient experiences in decentralised acute care using the Picker Patient Experience Questionnaire; methodological and clinical findings

Table 1 Study responders’ socio-demographic characteristics, length of stay, Charleson co-morbidity score and self-rated health

Abbreviations and table legends: MAWs municipality acute wards, Male the percentage of males in the sample, SD standard deviation, Relationship-married or in a relationship (Not in relationship- single or widower/widow). Higher education- high school level or above. Work- responders still working. CCIS- Charleson comorbidity index score^a. EQ5D-EuroQol 5-dimension-3 level version index score^b
^aCCIS is based on nineteen predefined diseases, expressed with the values 1, 2, 3 or 6, are included in the CCI based on their association with one-year mortality. Summing the weights gives the CCI score (CCIS) for each patient
^bCalculated with the Europe VAS score. Score range 0–1, where 0 indicates perfect health (no problems), and 1 indicates worst possible health (extreme problems on all items)

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