Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study sample (N = 416)
| Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Setting | ||
| Medical center | 149 | 35.8 |
| Long-term care institution | 150 | 36.1 |
| Community health center | 117 | 28.1 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 287 | 69.0 |
| Female | 129 | 31.0 |
| Educational level | ||
| Illiterate | 48 | 11.5 |
| Literate | 49 | 11.8 |
| Primary school | 176 | 42.3 |
| Junior high school | 43 | 10.3 |
| Senior high school | 45 | 10.8 |
| University | 55 | 13.2 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 71 | 17.1 |
| Married | 204 | 49.0 |
| Widowed | 126 | 30.3 |
| Separated | 5 | 1.2 |
| Divorced | 10 | 2.4 |
| Religion | ||
| None | 181 | 43.5 |
| Buddhist | 97 | 23.3 |
| Taoist | 69 | 16.6 |
| Christian | 39 | 9.4 |
| Muslin | 8 | 1.9 |
| Catholic | 17 | 4.1 |
| Others | 5 | 1.2 |
| Age (year) | ||
| Mean (standard deviation) | 81.1 | (8.4) |