Table 1 Distribution of the study population by socio-demographic, health status and other personal characteristics
From: Advance care planning dispositions: the relationship between knowledge and perception
Characteristics | % (N = 1701) |
|---|---|
Total | 100 |
Gender (n = 1701) | |
Male | 40 |
Female | 60 |
Age group (n = 1701) | |
76–80 years | 44 |
71–75 years | 56 |
Educational level (n = 1699) | |
Under high school graduation | 58 |
Higer school graduation and higher | 42 |
Living arrangment (n = 1699) | |
Alone | 44 |
Not alone | 56 |
Number of children (n = 1685) | |
0 | 21 |
1 | 16 |
2 or more | 63 |
Born in the country (n = 1698) | |
Yes | 76 |
No | 24 |
Financial status (n = 1681) | |
Government subsidy recipient | 16 |
Non-recipient | 84 |
Self-rated health (n = 1700) | |
Very good or good | 68 |
Average to very bad | 32 |
Functional status (n = 1637) | |
No impairment with ADL | 49 |
1 impairment or more | 51 |
Memory or concentration impairments (n = 1663) | |
0 | 69 |
1 | 16 |
2 or more | 15 |
Depression or anxiety symptoms (n = 1698) | |
No | 67 |
Yes | 33 |
Number of self-reported active chronic diseases (n = 1693) | |
0 | 27 |
1 | 32 |
2 or more | 42 |
Number of hospital stays in the last 5 years (n = 1278) | |
0 | 49 |
1 | 24 |
2 or more | 27 |
Worry about own health (n = 1701) | |
Very or quite worried | 33 |
A little or slightly worried | 61 |
Not at all worried | 7 |
Potentially stressful events in the past 5 years | |
Death of a loved one (n = 1651) | 59 |
Difficulty in obtaining professional help or care or becoming a caretaker for a loved one (n = 1624) | 28 |
Serious illness/accidents oneself/loved one (n = 1678) | 81 |
Conflict within the family (n = 1638) | 31 |
None of the events above (n = 1691) | 7 |
Importance of spirituality (n = 1686) | |
Little or no importance | 39 |
Moderate to great importance | 61 |
Communication with doctors (n = 1408) | |
Optimal | 30 |
Non-optimal | 70 |