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Table 2 Sociodemographic data of all participants and by group (n; mean; SD, range; median;%)

From: To what extent are the wishes of a signatory reflected in their advance directive: a qualitative analysis

Sociodemographic data

 

All

Healthy

Chronically ill

Palliative patients

(n = 53)

(n = 20)

(n = 17)

(n = 16)

Age [years; mean; SD; range]

63.2 ± 4.4(55–70)

64.2 ± 4.2(55–70)

62.6 ± 4.2(55–70)

62.5 ± 4.4(55–70)

Median

63.0

65.0

63.0

62.0

Gender [female; n;%]

35 (66%)

13 (65%)

13 (77%)

9 (56%)

Marital status [married; n;%]

29 (55%)

11 (55%)

11 (65)

7 (44%)

No. of children [n; mean; SD; range]

1.5 ± 1.0(0–4)

1.6 ± 1.2(0–3)

1.4 ± .79(0–2)

1.5 ± 1.1(0–4)

Median

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

Living situation [≥two-person household; n;%]

34 (64%)

12 (60%)

10 (59%)

12 (75%)

Education [university degree; n;%]

21 (40%)

11 (55%)

7 (41%)

3 (19%)

Religious affiliation [n;%]

    

  Catholic

21 (40%)

4 (20%)

8 (47%)

9 (56%)

  Protestant

11 (21%)

5 (25%)

4 (24%)

2 (13%)

  Other

1 (2%)

0

0

1 (6%)

  None

20 (38%)

11 (55%)

5 (29%)

4 (25%)

Self-rating of adherence to religious beliefs [numeric rating scale from 0 to 10; 0 = not at all, 10 = very much; mean]

5.0 ± 2.5(0–10)

4.9 ± 2.9(0–10)

5.1 ± 2.0(0–8)

5.1 ± 2.5(0–9)

Median

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.0