Table 2. Demographic Characteristics of Patients Interviewed .
| IQR * | Median (95% CI) | P | |
| Age (y) by gender | |||
| Male | 40.90–65.30 | 54.70 (47–62) | .17a |
| Female | 54.30–68.70 | 62.0 (58–66) | |
| Total | 41.90–67.30 | 59.0 (55–62) | |
| Age (y) by admission ward | |||
| SACW | 21.90–87.50 | 60.0 (55.90–64.0) | .01b |
| Palliative ward | 22.0–65.20 | 41.30 (34.10–48.60) | |
| No. of adults in household | 1-3 | 2 | |
| No. of adults employed in household | 0-1 | 0.50 | |
| Gender | n (%) | ||
| Male | 36 (53) | .49c | |
| Female | 32 (47) | ||
| Total | 68 | ||
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 26 (38) | ||
| Married | 19 (28) | ||
| Widowed | 14 (22) | ||
| Separated or divorced | 7 (10) | ||
| Cohabiting | 1 (1) | ||
| Place of residence | |||
| Own home | 34 (50) | ||
| Not own home | 25 (36.76) | ||
| Institution | 5 (7.35) | ||
| Homeless | 4 (5.88) | ||
| Presence of carer | |||
| Yes | 51 (75) | ||
| No | 17 (25) | ||
| Nature of relations with Carer | |||
| First degree relative (spouse, child, parent or sibling) | 31 (60.78) | ||
| Other relatives | 18 (35.29) | ||
| Friend | 2 (3.92) | ||
| Employment | |||
| Paid employment | 7 (10.29) | ||
| Retired | 28 (41.18) | ||
| Unemployed | 30 (44.12) | ||
| Other (self-employed and a student) | 3 (4.41) | ||
| Type of grant | |||
| Old age grant (state) | 28 (70) | ||
| Disability grant (state) | 7 (17.50) | ||
| Employer benefits | 3 (7.50) | ||
| Child support grant (state) | 2 (2) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SACW, subacute care ward.
a Wilcoxon sum rank test; b Two sample t test; c Two sample test of proportions.