Table 3.
Attribution of capabilities of the patient in the vegetative state
|
Agreement |
No. (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All groups |
Canadian |
German |
D (%)* | p value | |
| (n = 332) 1 |
group
1
|
group
1
|
|||
| (n = 200) | (n = 132) | ||||
| Feeling pain |
232 (70) |
130 (65) |
102 (77) |
(12) |
p = 0.017 |
| Feeling touch |
168 (51) |
79 (40) |
89 (67) |
(27) |
p < 0.001 |
| Experiencing hunger/thirst |
117 (35) |
57 (29) |
60 (46) |
(17) |
p = 0.002 |
| Smelling odors |
94 (28) |
48 (24) |
46 (35) |
(11) |
p = 0.032 |
| Tasting flavors of food/drinks |
69 (21) |
31 (16) |
38 (29) |
(13) |
p = 0.003 |
| Experiencing dreams |
70 (21) |
23 (12) |
47 (36) |
(24) |
p < 0.001 |
| Having emotions |
63 (19) |
17 (9) |
46 (35) |
(26) |
p < 0.001 |
| Having thoughts |
48 (15) |
18 (9) |
30 (23) |
(14) |
p < 0.001 |
| Being aware of themselves |
24 (7) |
12 (6) |
12 (9) |
(3) |
p = 0.287 |
| Recognizing their name |
23 (7) |
8 (4) |
16 (12) |
(8) |
p = 0.005 |
| Recognizing people |
23 (7) |
6 (3) |
17 (13) |
(10) |
p = 0.001 |
| Remembering experiences |
22 (7) |
5 (3) |
17 (13) |
(10) |
p < 0.001 |
| Being aware of surroundings |
20 (6) |
12 (6) |
8 (6) |
(0) |
p = 0.982 |
| Having sexual desires |
19 (6) |
2 (1) |
17 (13) |
(12) |
p < 0.001 |
| Understanding what others say |
16 (5) |
5 (3) |
11 (8) |
(5) |
p = 0.015 |
| Storing new information |
14 (4) |
4 (2) |
10 (8) |
(6) |
p = 0.013 |
| Interacting with others |
14 (4) |
3 (2) |
11 (8) |
(6) |
p = 0.002 |
| Expressing desires | 5 (2) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | (1) | - |
1 Those who correctly diagnosed the patient; when expected frequencies in the respective cells were <5 the chi-square-test was not conducted; *D (%) = Difference (% German group –% Canadian group).