Table 1.
Sociodemographic data of the sample.
| Written Survey Only | Interview | Total | p-Value (Written Survey Only vs. Interview) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 107 (100%) | 29 (100%) | 136 (100%) | - |
| Participated in written survey | 107 (100%) | 26 (89.7%) | 133 (97.8%) | - |
| Mean age in years (range, SD) | 78.37 (70–91, 4.59) | 76.83 (70–85, 4.68) | 78.04 (70–91, 4.64) | 0.120 a |
| Female n (%) | 61 (57.0%) | 13 (44.8%) | 74 (54.4%) | 0.243 b |
| Living alone n (%) | 36 (35.6%) 6 missings |
7 (24.1%) 3 missings |
43 (32.3%) 9 missings |
0.402 b |
| Highest level of education n (%) | 0.055 b | |||
| Primary and secondary school education | 89 (88.1%) | 18 (62.1%) | 104 (78.1%) | |
| High school (German final school exams) | 4 (4.0%) | 2 (6.9%) | 6 (4.7%) | |
| University degree | 8 (7.9%) | 6 (20.7%) | 14 (11.0%) | |
| Missings | 6 missings | 3 | 3 missings | |
| Mean number of medications (range, SD) | 7.67 (3–17, 3.43) | 8.00 (3–20, 3.68) | 7.74 (3–20, 3.47) | 0.669 a |
| Religion n (%) | 0.877 b | |||
| Christian | 89 (88.1%) | 23 (85.2%) | 112 (87.5%) | |
| Other | 5 (5.0%) | 2 (7.4%) | 7 (5.5%) | |
| No religion | 7 (6.9%) | 2 (7.4%) | 9 (7.0%) | |
| Missings | 6 missings | 2 missings | 8 missings |
a: unpaired t-test, b: chi-squared-test.