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. 2023 Dec 4;17:e20230069. doi: 10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2023-0069

Table 2. Total satisfaction score of older adults with caregivers’ communication by sociodemographic and economic characteristics.

Variables n (%) Mean±SD p-value
Age (years)
60 to 69 137 (67.2) 2.58±1.03 0.549
³70 67 (32.8) 2.50±0.96
Sex
Male 92 (45.1) 2.59±1.05 0.917
Female 112 (54.9) 2.52±0.86
Origin
Urban 121 (59.3) 2.49±0.87 0.472
Rural 83 (40.7) 2.63±1.05
Marital status
With spouse 143 (70.1) 2.58±1.03 0.929
Without spouse 61 (29.9) 2.48±0.73
Education
Illiterate 101 (46.5) 2.61±0.96 0.077
Primary 39 (19.1) 2.38±0.96
Secondary 48 (23.5) 2.430.93
Higher 16 (7.5) 3.00±1.00
Income
Low 154 (75.5) 2.540.96 0.809
Medium 46 (22.5) 2.60±0.95
High 4 (2) 2.50±0.75

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.