Table 3 Socio economic characteristics of the sample stratified by perceived shared decision making
From: Could shared decision making affect staying in hospital? A cross-sectional pilot study
Shared Decision Making? | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No N (%) | Yes N (%) | Total | P-value | ||
Gender | Male | 38 (46.3) | 44 (53.7) | 82 | 0.027 |
Female | 27 (30) | 63 (70) | 90 | ||
Age | < 40 years old | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 14 | 0.047 |
Between 40 and 60 years old | 7 (21.2) | 26 (78.8) | 33 | ||
> 60 years old | 54 (43.5) | 70 (56.5) | 124 | ||
Marital Status | Unmarried | 7 (29.2) | 17 (70.8) | 24 | 0.641 |
Cohabitant | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.4) | 11 | ||
Married | 35 (39.8) | 53 (60.2) | 88 | ||
Widow | 15 (40.5) | 22 (59.5) | 37 | ||
Divorced | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | 13 | ||
Educational Status | None | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 8 | 0.731 |
Primary School | 23 (45.1) | 28 (54.9) | 51 | ||
Middle School | 19 (32.2) | 30 (50.8) | 59 | ||
High School | 18 (32.1) | 38 (67.9) | 56 | ||
Graduation | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | 9 | ||
Previous hospitalization for the same reason | Yes | 23 (41.8) | 32 (58.2) | 55 | 0.545 |
No | 38 (36.9) | 65 (63.1) | 103 | ||
Hospitalization in the last 3 years for other reason | Yes | 25 (43.9) | 32 (56.1) | 57 | 0.303 |
No | 40 (35.7) | 72 (64.3) | 112 | ||