Table 4.
Importance of EOL preferences for Māori frequency and percent () by gender (Chi Square statistic) (n = 147)
| Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not at all | Moderately | Very | Not at all | Moderately | Very | X2 | p | |
| a. To have my pain/symptoms well controlled | 4 (7.4) | 27 (50.0) | 23 (42.6) | 8 (9.4) | 34 (40.0) | 43 (50.6) | 1.35 | 0.509 |
| b. To not be a burden to my family | 3 (5.6) | 14 (25.9) | 37 (68.5) | 5 (5.6) | 19 (21.1) | 66 (73.3) | 0.45 | 0.798 |
| c. To feel my life is complete | 1 (1.9) | 28 (52.8) | 24 (45.3) | 3 (3.4) | 41 (46.1) | 45 (50.6) | 0.76 | 0.683 |
| d. To be at peace with my God | 11 (20.0) | 18 (32.7) | 26 (47.3) | 4 (4.5) | 27 (30.3) | 58 (65.2) | 9.77 | 0.008* |
| e. To have sorted out my personal affairs | 5 (9.3) | 29 (53.7) | 20 (37.0) | 3 (3.4) | 38 (42.7) | 48 (53.9) | 4.97 | 0.083 |
| f. To die at home | 10 (18.9) | 27 (50.9) | 16 (30.2) | 16 (17.8) | 43 (47.8) | 31 (34.4) | 0.27 | 0.872 |
| g. To be mentally alert (until death) | 1 (1.9) | 28 (52.8) | 24 (45.3) | 11 (12.8) | 40 (46.5) | 35 (40.7) | 4.95 | 0.084 |
| h. To be involved in decisions about my care | 4 (7.6) | 33 (62.3) | 16 (30.2) | 9 (10.1) | 50 (56.2) | 30 (33.7) | 0.58 | 0.750 |
| i. To have sorted out my funeral arrangements | 9 (16.4) | 27 (49.1) | 19 (34.6) | 15 (16.9) | 45 (50.6) | 29 (32.6) | 0.06 | 0.971 |
| j. To not be a burden to society | 7 (13.0) | 20 (37.0) | 27 (50.0) | 7 (8.1) | 42 (48.3) | 38 (43.7) | 2.06 | 0.358 |
| k. To have specific cultural practices undertaken | 22 (41.5) | 15 (28.3) | 16 (30.2) | 36 (40.5) | 35 (39.3) | 18 (20.2) | 2.53 | 0.282 |
| l. To have sorted out the continuing care of my pet(s) | 20 (52.6) | 10 (26.3) | 8 (21.1) | 34 (50.0) | 15 (22.1) | 19 (27.9) | 0.67 | 0.714 |
X2 Chi Square statistic
*p < .05