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Table 1 Socio economic characteristics stratified by the rating of the relationship with healthcare professionals

From: Could shared decision making affect staying in hospital? A cross-sectional pilot study

 

How would you rate your relationship with healthcare professionals?

P-value

Poor N (%)

Fair N (%)

Good N (%)

Excellent N (%)

Total

Gender

Male

2 (2.5)

23 (28.1)

32 (39.8)

24 (29.6)

81

0.007

Female

1 (1.1)

10 (11.1)

57 (63.3)

22 (24.5)

90

Age

< 40 years old

1 (7.1)

0 (0)

10 (71.4)

3 (21.5)

14

0.087

Between 40 and 60 years old

0 (0)

5 (15.2)

22 (66.7)

6 (8.1)

33

>  60 years old

2 (1.6)

27 (22)

57 (46.3)

37 (30.1)

123

Marital Status

Unmarried

0 (0)

4 (16.7)

15 (62.5)

5 (20.8)

24

0.828

Cohabitant

0 (0)

1 (9.1)

8 (72.7)

2 (18.2)

11

Married

3 (3.4)

20 (23.1)

39 (44.8)

25 (28.7)

87

Widow

0 (0)

7 (18.9)

20 (54.1)

10 (27)

37

Divorced

0 (0)

2 (15.4)

7 (53.8)

4 (30.8)

13

Educational Status

None

0 (0)

0 (0)

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

8

0.929

Primary School

1 (2)

10 (20)

24 (48)

15 (30)

50

Middle School

1 (2)

11 (22.4)

25 (51)

12 (24.5)

49

High School

1 (1.8)

12 (21.4)

29 (51.8)

14 (25)

56

Graduation

0 (0)

1 (11.1)

5 (55.6)

3 (33.3)

9

Previous hospitalization for the same reason

Yes

0 (0)

17 (31.5)

24 (44.4)

13 (24.1)

54

0.074

No

1 (1)

15 (14.6)

61 (59.2)

26 (25.2)

103

Hospitalization in the last 3 years for other reason

Yes

1 (1.8)

10 (17.9)

27 (48.2)

18 (32.1)

56

0.664

No

2 (1.8)

24 (21.4)

60 (53.6)

26 (23.2)

112