From: What relatives of older medical patients want us to know - a mixed-methods study
Added comments (n = 79) | n | No comments (n = 101) | n | P-value* | |
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Age, years, mean | 60.3 | 78 | 60.8 | 98 | 0.998 |
Sex, Female, % | 67.5 | 77 | 66.0 | 100 | 0.830 |
Relationship with patient, % | |||||
Spouse | 22.8 | 79 | 27.7 | 101 | 0.749 |
Offspring | 62.0 | 79 | 58.4 | 101 | |
Other | 15.2 | 79 | 13.9 | 101 | |
Education, % | |||||
Public school | 64.1 | 78 | 74.3 | 101 | 0.143 |
High school/ University | 35.9 | 78 | 25.7 | 101 | |
Health education, % | 26.0 | 77 | 13.3 | 98 | 0.033 |
High degree of satisfaction with hospital care**, % | |||||
At admission | 38.4 | 73 | 57.6 | 99 | 0.008 |
During the hospital stay | 41.1 | 73 | 56.1 | 98 | 0.001 |
At discharge | 32.9 | 73 | 43.9 | 98 | 0.030 |
High degree of trust in the provided care**, % | |||||
I trusted that my relative got the care s/he needed | 39.0 | 77 | 54.6 | 99 | 0.008 |