Table 3.
Proportion of patients in low and high levels of positive emotions and perceived meaning by demographics
| Positive emotions |
Perceived meaning |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | χ2 |
Low | High | χ2 |
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| Demographics | (%) | (%) | χ2 | p Value | (%) | (%) | χ2 | p Value |
| Gender | 4.398 | 0.036* | 2.316 | 0.128 | ||||
| Male | 25.9 | 74.1 | 3.8 | 96.2 | ||||
| Female | 36.0 | 64.0 | 7.4 | 92.6 | ||||
| Age | 5.974 | 0.113 | – | – | ||||
| 18–50 | 30.1 | 69.9 | 6.0 | 94.0 | ||||
| 51–59 | 42.5 | 57.5 | 6.8 | 93.2 | ||||
| 60–69 | 26.0 | 74.0 | 2.9 | 97.1 | ||||
| 70+ | 28.9 | 71.1 | 7.0 | 93.0 | ||||
| Country of birth | 0.018 | 0.892 | 2.239 | 0.135 | ||||
| Australia | 31.3 | 68.7 | 7.0 | 93.0 | ||||
| Other | 30.6 | 69.4 | 3.4 | 96.6 | ||||
| Main health conditions | 4.770 | 0.189 | – | – | ||||
| Cancer | 25.0 | 75.0 | 3.6 | 96.4 | ||||
| Gastro | 35.8 | 64.2 | 7.5 | 92.5 | ||||
| Respiratory | 40.0 | 60.0 | 3.3 | 96.7 | ||||
| Other | 28.8 | 71.2 | 6.7 | 93.3 | ||||
| Number of times hospitalised in past year | 1.123 | 0.772 | – | – | ||||
| 0 | 35.7 | 64.3 | 7.1 | 92.9 | ||||
| 1 | 31.4 | 68.6 | 5.1 | 94.9 | ||||
| 2 | 34.5 | 65.5 | 4.8 | 95.2 | ||||
| 3+ | 28.3 | 71.7 | 6.5 | 93.5 | ||||
*p<0.05—χ2 not valid due to small numbers.