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Table 2 Socio economic characteristics of the sample stratified by the rating of the information received

From: Could shared decision making affect staying in hospital? A cross-sectional pilot study

 

How would you rate the information you received about your health status?

P-value

Poor N (%)

Fair N (%)

Good N (%)

Excellent N (%)

Total

Gender

Male

5 (6.2)

11 (13.6)

40 (49.4)

25 (30.8)

81

0.610

Female

2 (2.2)

14 (15.6)

44 (48.9)

30 (33.3)

90

Age

< 40 years old

0 (0)

2 (14.3)

8 (57.1)

4 (28.6)

14

0.831

Between 40 and 60 years old

1 (3)

3 (9.1)

15 (45.5)

14 (42.4)

33

>  60 years old

5 (4.1)

20 (16.3)

59 (47.9)

39 (31.7)

123

Marital Status

Unmarried

2 (8.3)

3 (12.5)

13 (54.2)

6 (25)

24

0.413

Cohabitant

0 (0)

1 (9)

5 (45.5)

5 (45.5)

11

Married

4 (4.5)

14 (15.9)

43 (48.9)

28 (30.7)

88

Widow

2 (5.4)

6 (16.2)

20 (54.1)

9 (24.3)

37

Divorced

0 (0)

1 (7.7)

3 (23.1)

9 (69.2)

13

Educational Status

None

0 (0)

1 (12.5)

3 (37.5)

4 (50)

8

0.327

Primary School

3 (5.9)

11 (21.6)

24 (47)

13 (25.5)

51

Middle School

4 (8.3)

6 (12.5)

20 (41.7)

18 (37.5)

48

High School

0 (0)

5 (8.9)

33 (58.9)

18 (32.2)

56

Graduation

0 (0)

2 (22.2)

3 (33.3)

4 (44.5)

9

Previous hospitalization for the same reason

Yes

3 (5.5)

12 (21.8)

19 (34.5)

21 (38.2)

55

0.026

No

4 (3.9)

9 (8.7)

59 (57.3)

31 (30.1)

103

Hospitalization in the last 3 years for other reason

Yes

1 (1.8)

9 (15.8)

29 (50.9)

18 (31.5)

57

0.659

No

6 (5.4)

14 (12.5)

54 (48.2)

38 (33.9)

112