Table 1.
Factors associated with response to follow up. Results are numbers (percentages) unless indicated otherwise
| Variable
|
No of follow ups completed
|
Significance
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (n=14)
|
At least one (n=20)
|
All (n=95)
|
||
| Mean (SD) age | 49.5 (19.4)* | 53.22 (19.4) | 52.73 (14.7)† | F=0.245, P=0.783 |
| Men | 7 (50) | 7 (35) | 31 (33) | χ2=1.62, P=0.445 |
| Relationship to deceased: | ||||
| Spouse or partner | 6 (43) | 7 (35) | 38 (40) | χ2=0.346, P=0.987 |
| Child | 5 (36) | 9 (45) | 38 (40) | |
| Other | 3 (21) | 4 (20) | 19 (20) | |
| Strength of spiritual belief: | ||||
| High | 4 (29) | 7 (35) | 44 (46) | χ2=6.34, P=0.175 |
| Low | 6 (43) | 7 (35) | 40 (42) | |
| None | 4 (29) | 6 (30) | 11 (12) | |
| Mean (SD) hospital anxiety and depression scale score | 20.00 (8.5) | 15.05 (9.5) | 18.58 (7.9) | F=1.89, P=0.155 |
*
Data missing for two people.
†
Data missing for three people.