Table 4. Associative Analysis. Relationship between variables of the patients’ characteristic and total patient satisfaction (mean of the items of the LOPSS 12) (N = 1422). Barcelona, Spain 2014-2015.
| Patient variable | Satisfacción total | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Media 3.66; DE* 0.37) | |||
| Sex | Female | 3.68 (0.39) | 0.008† |
| Male | 3.63 (0.35) | ||
| Comorbidity | Yes | 3.63 (0.42) | 0.007† |
| No | 3.68 (0.33) | ||
| Specialty of the surgery | General surgery | 3.65 | |
| Traumatology | 3.66 | ||
| Gynecological surgery | 3.64 | ||
| Surgery. Thoracic | 3.68 | ||
| Vascular surgery | 3.57 | ||
| Neurosurgery | 3.82 | ||
| Plastic surgery | 3.39 | <0.001‡ | |
| Age (years) | r −0.050§ | 0.057‖ | |
| Length of stay (hours) | r −0.140§ | <0.001‖ | |
*
SD: Standard deviation;
†
p-value: Student t test;
‡
P value: chi-square test;
§
r: Pearson's correlation coefficient;
‖
Z normal.