Table 4.
Evaluation of UCLA-GAS scores according to the demographic
| Social values | Medical care | Compassion | Resource distribution | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |
| Age | |||||
| < 35 years | 3.50 (2.50–4.00) | 2.50 (2.00–3.00) | 4.00 (3.38–4.50) | 3.50 (3.00–4.25) | 3.43 (3.04–3.71) |
| 35–65 years | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.50–3.25) | 4.25 (3.75–4.50) | 4.00 (3.50–4.25) | 3.64 (3.36–3.93) |
| p-value | 0.005 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.50–3.25) | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 4.00 (3.31–4.25) | 3.57 (3.21–3.86) |
| Female | 3.50 (2.63–4.00) | 3.00 (2.25–3.25) | 4.00 (3.75–4.69) | 3.63 (3.06–4.00) | 3.57 (3.09–3.86) |
| p-value | 0.154 | 0.866 | 0.321 | 0.016 | 0.406 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.50–3.25) | 4.25 (3.75–4.50) | 4.00 (3.50–4.25) | 3.64 (3.36–3.86) |
| Single | 3.50 (2.50–4.00) | 2.50 (2.25–3.00) | 3.75 (3.50–4.25) | 3.75 (3.00–4.25) | 3.50 (3.00–3.79) |
| p-value | 0.086 | 0.004 | < 0.001 | 0.103 | < 0.001 |
| Living w elderly relatives | |||||
| Yes | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.25–3.25) | 4.25 (3.75–4.50) | 4.00 (3.25–4.25) | 3.57 (3.21–3.86) |
| No | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.50–3.25) | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 3.75 (3.25–4.25) | 3.57 (3.21–3.86) |
| p-value | 0.809 | 0.531 | 0.151 | 0.319 | 0.409 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Nurse | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.50–3.25) | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 4.00 (3.50–4.31) | 3.57 (3.29–3.86) |
| Physician | 3.50 (2.50–4.00) | 2.75 (2.25–3.25) | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 3.63 (3.19–4.00) | 3.57 (3.07–3.80) |
| p-value | 0.580 | 0.130 | 0.461 | < 0.001 | 0.072 |
| Receiving geriatric education | |||||
| Yes | 3.50 (2.50–4.00) | 2.88 (2.25–3.25) | 4.00 (3.50–4.25) | 3.75 (3.25–4.25) | 3.54 (3.27–3.79) |
| No | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.50–3.25) | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 3.75 (3.25–4.25) | 3.57 (3.21–3.86) |
| p-value | 0.396 | 0.454 | 0.286 | 0.975 | 0.477 |
| The unit served the COVID-19 cases for the longest time | |||||
| Emergency service | 3.00 (2.50–3.75)1 | 2.50 (2.25–3.00)1 | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 3.75 (3.25–4.00) | 3.21 (3.07–3.71)1 |
| Polyclinic | 3.00 (2.50–4.00)2 | 2.75 (2.38–3.00) | 4.25 (3.75–4.50) | 3.75 (3.00–4.25) | 3.57 (3.07–3.82) |
| Inpatient service | 3.50 (3.00–4.00)1,2 | 3.00 (2.50–3.38)1 | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 4.00 (3.50–4.25) | 3.64 (3.36–3.93)1,2 |
| Intensive care unit | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.50 (2.13–3.25) | 4.00 (3.50–4.50) | 3.75 (3.25–4.25) | 3.50 (3.14–3.71)2 |
| p-value | 0.004 | 0.035 | 0.641 | 0.182 | 0.009 |
| Witnessing the preference of the young patients to the elderly patients | |||||
| Yes | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.50 (2.00–3.00) | 4.25 (3.75–4.50) | 3.50 (2.88–4.25) | 3.57 (2.86–3.79) |
| No | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.50–3.25) | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 4.00 (3.50–4.25) | 3.57 (3.21–3.86) |
| p-value | 0.846 | < 0.001 | 0.096 | 0.006 | 0.105 |
| Feeling pressure about preferring young patients in allocation of scarce resources | |||||
| Yes | 3.00 (2.50–4.00) | 2.50 (2.00–3.00)1 | 4.00 (3.25–4.25)1 | 3.50 (3.00–4.00)1,2 | 3.29 (2.86–3.64)1,2 |
| No | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 2.75 (2.50–3.25)1 | 4.13 (3.75–4.50)1 | 3.75 (3.25–4.25)1 | 3.57 (3.21–3.86)1 |
| Have no idea | 3.00 (2.50–4.00) | 2.75 (2.25–3.25) | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 4.00 (3.50–4.25)2 | 3.64 (3.29–3.86)2 |
| p-value | 0.268 | 0.045 | 0.013 | 0.008 | 0.006 |
Statistically significant result is highlighted in bold
IQR 1st quarter–3rd quarter
1,2There is a difference in scores between two related lines shown with the same number (p < 0.05)