Table 6.
The regretion analysis of socio–demographic data on the communication towards attitude questionaire of the patients’ relatives according to the informing, empathy and trust sub–dimensions
| INFORMING | EMPATHY | TRUST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | p | β | p | β | p | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | −1.233 | 0.009 | ||||
| Education | ||||||
| Middle school | −1.792 | 0.010 | 3.566 | <0.001 | −1.759 | 0.001 |
| University | ||||||
| Descriptions of physicians | ||||||
| Advisor | 1.347 | 0.004 | ||||
| Friend | 1.366 | 0.033 | ||||
| Protector | 1.366 | 0.033 | ||||
| Age groups | ||||||
| < 35 | −3.861 | <0.001 | −4.134 | <0.001 | −1.872 | <0.001 |
| How close the patient relatives were to the patient | ||||||
| Spouses | ||||||
| Grandson | ||||||
| Cousin/distant relative | 1.828 | 0.013 | ||||
| The frequency of patient relatives’ seeing the patients before they were taken to the ICU | ||||||
| Once in a week or less | 7.170 | <0.001 | 1.052 | 0.014 | ||
| Once a day | 8.996 | <0.001 | ||||
| Once a week | 8.996 | <0.001 | ||||
| The frequency of visits to the patients in the ICU by patient relatives | ||||||
| Once a week | ||||||
| Everyday | 1.363 | 0.038 | ||||
| Once in every 2 or 3 days | 3.201 | <0.001 | ||||
| Once a week | ||||||
| The duration of how long the patient relatives spoke to the physicians | ||||||
| 1–2 min | ||||||
| 5–10 min | −1.974 | <0.001 | ||||
| 5–10 min | 4.046 | 0.001 | ||||
| > 10 mins | ||||||
| The situations that relieved the stress of patient relatives* | ||||||
| Being with the patient | ||||||
| No | 2.440 | 0.003 | −2.654 | <0.001 | ||
| Praying | ||||||
| Yes | 8.917 | 0.004 | ||||
| No | 8.962 | 0.004 | 3.369 | <0.001 | ||
| The characteristics of ICU physicians that were important to patient relatives | ||||||
| Getting good news | ||||||
| No | −3.765 | <0.001 | −2.165 | 0.001 | ||
| Giving accurate information | ||||||
| No | −1.952 | 0.019 | ||||
| Having a sympathetic attitude | ||||||
| No | ||||||
| Detailed medical explanation | 2.779 | 0.007 | ||||
| No | −1.579 | 0.001 | ||||
* Multiple answers were given
For Informing AIC (akaike information criterion) =512.89, Accuracy 45.2%; Empathy AIC = 516.78, Accuracy 50%; Trust AIC = 373.72, Accuracy 47.2%
The results found statistical difference in group was shown as italicize data