Table 1 Characteristics of patients that presented to hospital for a planned admission and participated in the study
From: Patient preferences for using technology in communication about symptoms post hospital discharge
Characteristic | Respondents (n = 525) | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 244 | 50.6 |
Female | 238 | 49.4 | |
Age group (years) | 18–30 | 28 | 6.7 |
31–50 | 97 | 23.2 | |
51–65 | 136 | 32.5 | |
66–80 | 135 | 32.2 | |
81+ | 23 | 5.5 | |
Geographic area of residence | Metropolitan | 353 | 73.5 |
Inner regional | 98 | 20.4 | |
Outer regional/remote | 29 | 6.0 | |
Condition requiring treatment | Orthopaedic | 142 | 27.0 |
Cardiac | 75 | 14.3 | |
Oncological | 41 | 7.8 | |
Gastrointestinal | 111 | 21.1 | |
Other | 74 | 14.1 | |
Planned treatment | Surgery | 326 | 68.1 |
Investigation/medical care | 153 | 31.9 | |
Highest Educational Training | School | 229 | 44.5 |
Vocational | 154 | 30.0 | |
Tertiary | 131 | 25.5 | |
Language spoken at home | English | 503 | 97.9 |
Other | 11 | 2.1 | |
Employment | Employed | 284 | 55.4 |
Unemployed | 19 | 3.7 | |
Retired | 210 | 40.9 | |
Annual Household Income (AUD) | <  100,000 | 314 | 67.4 |
≥ 100,000 | 152 | 32.6 | |
Living arrangements | Lives with others | 456 | 88.9 |
Lives alone | 57 | 11.1 | |
Responsibilities for children at home | No | 393 | 76.3 |
Yes | 122 | 23.7 | |
Responsibilities for elders at home | No | 485 | 94.2 |
Yes | 30 | 5.8 | |