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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 386)

From: Responsiveness level and its effect on services quality from the viewpoints of the older adults hospitalized during COVID-19 pandemic

Variable

Category

Frequency (%)

P-value

Responsiveness Service quality

Age (year)a

60–64

74 (19.17)

0.4

0.6

65–69

95 (24.61)

70–74

72 (18.65)

75–79

56 (14.51)

80 + 

89 (23.06)

Gender

Male

208 (53.89)

0.01

0.02

Female

178 (46.11)

Marital Status

Single

69 (17.87)

0.03

0.1

Married

272 (70.47)

Divorced

13 (3.37)

Widow

32 (8.29)

Level of Education

Unable to Read and Write

65 (16.84)

0.08

0.04

Reading and Writing

86 (22.28)

Elementary School

131 (33.94)

Diploma

56 (14.51)

BSc and higher

48 (12.43)

Income Level (Rials)

 < 10,000,000

64 (16.58)

0.09

0.1

10,000,000–20,000,000

195 (50.52)

20,000,001–30,000,000

74 (19.17)

 > 30,000,000

53 (13.73)

Total

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386 (100)

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  1. aWHO World Standard Population Distribution (%), based on world average population between 2000–2025 [98]