Table 3.
Socio-Demographic characteristics and patients’ needs
| Demographic characteristics | Support and guidance | To be informed from the medical and nursing staff | For being in contact with other patient groups, and ensuring communication with relatives | For individualized treatment and for the patient’s personal participation to his/her treatment | Meet the emotional and physical needs | Trust the medical and nursing staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 23(19-25) | 22.5(17-25) | 18(14.25-20) | 18(14-19) | 20(15-21) | 6.5(5-7) |
| Female | 24(20-20.5) | 23(19.5-25.5) | 18(16-19) | 18(15-20) | 19(16.5-21) | 6(5-7) |
| Age | ||||||
| <40 | 20.5(18-25) | 21.5(17-24) | 17(14-19) | 17.5(13-20) | 18(15.75-21) | 5.5(5-7) |
| 41-50 | 22.5(18.5-25) | 22(18.24) | 17(14-19) | 16.5(14.25-19) | 18(15.25-20) | 6(5-7) |
| 51-60 | 22(19-24.25) | 21.5(17-24) | 17(14.75-19) | 16.5(14-19.5) | 18.5(14-21) | 6(5-7) |
| 61-70 | 24(20-26) | 24*(20-26) | 19(16-19) | 18(15-21) | 20**(17-22) | 7(6-7) |
| 71-80 | 25*(22.75-25.25) | 25*(21-26.25) | 19(16-20) | 19(16.75-21) | 20**(17.5-21.25) | 6.5(5-7) |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married | 23.5(20-25) | 22(18.75-25) | 17(15-19) | 17.5(15-19) | 19(16-21) | 7(5-7) |
| Single | 23(20-25) | 23(17-26) | 18(14-20) | 18(13-20) | 20(16-21) | 6(5-7) |
| Divorced | 24(16-26) | 23(19-24) | 17(16-19) | 18(14-20) | 20(16-22) | 6(5-8) |
| Widow | 24(20-26) | 25(19.5-26.5) | 18(16-19) | 18(15-21) | 20(16-21) | 7(5-7) |
| Education | ||||||
| Elementary | 24(20.5-26) | 24(18.5-27) | 18(16-19) | 18(14-21) | 20(16-21) | 7(5-7) |
| Secondary | 24(20.75-26) | 23.5(20-25) | 19(16-20) | 19(16-21) | 21(17.75-22) | 7(5-7) |
| BSc-MSc | 21*,**(18-24) | 21*,**(17-24) | 16*,**(14-19) | 15.5*,**(13.75-18) | 17*,**(15-20) | 6(5-7) |
| Residency | ||||||
| County capital | 23(19-25) | 22(18-25) | 17.5(15-19) | 18(14-20) | 19(16-21) | 6(5-7) |
| Rural Areas | 24***(22-26) | 24(22-25) | 19(16.5-20) | 18(15-19) | 20(18-22) | 7(5-7) |
| No of children | ||||||
| None | 23(20-25) | 23(17.25-24) | 18(14-20) | 18(13.25-19.75) | 20(16-21) | 6(5-7) |
| One | 24(21-26) | 24(20-26) | 19(16-20) | 18(15-20) | 20(16-21) | 7(5-7) |
| >=2 | 23(19-25.25) | 22(17.75-25) | 17(15-19) | 17.5(15-19) | 19.5(16-21) | 6.5(5-7) |
data are presented in medians (25th-75th percentile).
*
p-value<0.05 for comparison with the first category of each factor, after Bonfferoni correction.
**
p-value<0.05 for comparison with the second category of each factor, after Bonfferoni correction.
***
p-value<0.05 significant difference between the two categories.