Table 1 Main characteristics of the patients included in the study
From: What does the patient have to say? Valuing the patient experience to improve the patient journey
Characteristics | Major Surgery % (n) | Minor Surgery % (n) | Total % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 55.7 (88) | 40.6 (39) | 50.0 (127) |
 Female | 44.3 (70) | 59.3 (57) | 50.0 (127) |
Age | |||
 18–30 | 0.6 (1) | 10.4 (10) | 4.3 (11) |
 31–50 | 10.1 (16) | 25.0 (24) | 15.7 (40) |
 51–70 | 41.1 (75) | 57.2 (55) | 42.7 (120) |
  > 70 | 48.1 (66) | 7.2 (7) | 32.6 (83) |
Highest qualification | |||
 Intermediate | 32.2 (51) | 10.4 (10) | 24.0 (61) |
 High school | 50.0 (79) | 63.5 (61) | 55.1 (140) |
 University degree | 17.7 (28) | 26.0 (25) | 20.8 (53) |
First admission | |||
 Yes | 50.6 (80) | 70.8 (68) | 58.2 (148) |
 No | 49.3 (78) | 29.1 (28) | 41.7 (106) |
Local health district | |||
 Regional | 82.9 (131) | 81.2 (78) | 82.2 (209) |
 Extra-regional | 17.0 (27) | 17.7 (17) | 17.3 (44) |
 Unknown | 0.0 (0) | 1.0 (1) | 0.3 (1) |