Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
Variables | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Participant No | 39 | 29 | |
Age groups | |||
20–39 | 8 (21) | 8 (28) | 0.723 |
40–59 | 21 (54) | 13 (45) | |
60–79 | 10 (26) | 8 (28) | |
Gender | |||
Female | 19 (51) | 16 (45) | 0.598 |
Male | 20 (49) | 13 (55) | |
Level of education | |||
High school or lower | 20 (51) | 16 (55) | 0.463 |
College | 17 (44) | 13 (45) | |
Advanced | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | |
Family member’s relationship to the patient | |||
Spouse | 9 (23) | 6 (21) | 0.951 |
Parent | 3 (8) | 2 (7) | |
Child | 19 (49) | 14 (48) | |
Sibling | 2 (5) | 3 (10) | |
Others | 6 (15) | 4 (14) | |
Earlier experience of family meetings | |||
Present | 34 (87) | 22 (76) | 0.226 |
Absent | 5 (13) | 7 (24) | |