Table 2 Demographic information for 53 participants. Numbers expressed as percentages, unless otherwise stated
From: Compassion training in healthcare: what are patients’ perspectives on training healthcare providers?
Mean age (Years) | 61.44 |
|---|---|
Men | 35.19 |
Women | 64.81 |
Mean (Range) time between interview and death (Days)a | 79.56 (8–261) |
Marital status | |
Never married | 3.70 |
Married | 59.26 |
Common law/Cohabiting | 11.11 |
Divorced | 16.67 |
Separated | 0.00 |
Widowed | 7.41 |
Other | 1.85 |
Main social supportb | |
Spouse/Partner | 66.67 |
Parent(s) | 18.52 |
Sibling(s) | 44.44 |
Children | 70.37 |
Other relative(s) | 14.81 |
Friend(s) | 59.26 |
No One | 3.70 |
Other | 24.07 |
Religious and spiritual status | |
Spiritual and religious | 53.70 |
Spiritual but not religious | 37.04 |
Religious but not spiritual | 3.70 |
None | 5.56 |
Highest education level attained | |
No formal education | 0.00 |
Elementary - Completed | 1.85 |
Some high school | 16.67 |
High school - Completed | 9.26 |
Some university/College/Technical school | 20.37 |
University/College/Technical school - completed | 38.89 |
Post-graduate university - completed | 12.96 |
Household net income | |
≤$60 000/year | 29.62 |
>$60 000/year | 70.38 |