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Table 5 Correlates for positive preference towards ADs

From: Perspectives on advance directives in Japanese society: A population-based questionnaire survey

Correlates

b

Beta

p value

Experience with hospitalization and death (Yes = 1)

0.072

0.052

0.312

Awareness regarding living willsa

0.153

0.167

0.001**

Experience with the use of ADs (Yes = 1)

0.247

0.126

0.019*

Preference for end-of-life treatmentb

0.158

0.161

0.002**

Preference for information disclosurec

0.087

0.105

0.043*

Intentions of creating a willd

0.193

0.127

0.015*

Sex (Male = 1)

-0.101

-0.073

0.165

Age

   

   20's

0.164

0.098

0.167

   30's

0.105

0.054

0.409

   40's

0.123

0.073

0.304

   50's

0.068

0.043

0.529

   60's

Baseline category

  

Educatione

0.067

0.049

0.371

Religionf

0.019

0.011

0.822

Self-rated Health Statusg

-0.068

-0.065

0.201

R2 0.17

   
  1. Symbols indicate level of significance: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. Preference toward ADs (dependent variable): Strongly agree = 4, Moderately agree = 3, Moderately disagree = 2, Strongly disagree = 1, aYes = 3, Yes, but I am unsure of its meaning = 2, No = 1, b"Agree with b" = 4, "Fairly agree with b" = 3, "Fairly agree with a" = 2, "Agree with a" = 1, c"Agree with a" = 4, "Fairly agree with a" = 3, "Fairly agree with b" = 2, "Agree with b" = 1, dYes = 1, No or Undecided = 0, eUniversity/College or more = 1, Junior College, High school, Junior high school = 0, fBuddhism, Shinto, Christian, and others = 1, None = 0, gGood = 4, Fairly good = 3, Fairly poor = 2, Poor = 1.