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Table 2 Patients’ perceptions of care received and subjective importance within settings, by dimensions, factors, and single items

From: Patients’ perceptions of palliative care quality in hospice inpatient care, hospice day care, palliative units in nursing homes, and home care: a cross-sectional study

 

Hospice (n = 72)

Hospice day care (n = 51)

Palliative units in nursing homes (n = 30)

Home care (n = 38)

Dimension/factor/single item

Perceived reality (PR)

Subjective importance (SI)

 

Perceived reality (PR)

Subjective importance (SI)

 

Perceived reality (PR)

Subjective importance (SI)

 

Perceived reality (PR)

Subjective importance (SI)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P

Medical–technical competence

3.21(0.64)

3.20(0.61)

0.840

3.05(0.65)

3.15(0.69)

0.255

3.05(0.74)

3.27 (0.55)

0.072

2.73 (0.75)

3.08(0.59)

0.022

 Symptom relief

3.24(0.69)

3.25(0.61)

0.927

3.07(0.68)

3.15(0.72)

0.325

3.21(0.71)

3.39 (0.48)

0.151

2.83 (0.80)

3.20(0.60)

0.011

 Exhaustion

3.14(0.81)

3.08(0.78)

0.466

2.93(0.80)

3.11(0.79)

0.226

2.74(1.13)

2.98 (0.94)

0.206

2.38 (1.01)

2.78(0.92)

0.103

 Medical care (single item)

3.78(0.51)

3.77(0.52)

0.810

3.61(0.61)

3.82(0.49)

0.011

3.43(0.97)

3.63 (0.57)

0.161

3.24 (0.85)

3.71(0.57)

0.001

 Personal hygiene (single item)

3.57(0.62)

3.47(0.70)

0.224

3.28(0.90)

3.44(0.57)

0.454

3.63(0.69)

3.56 (0.64)

0.425

3.35 (0.71)

3.48(0.59)

0.377

Physical–technical condition

3.57(0.49)

3.42(0.61)

0.046

3.43(0.70)

3.53(0.46)

0.284

3.57(0.55)

3.61 (0.49)

0.673

3.40 (0.63)

3.47(0.59)

0.566

 Access to help, food, and equipment

3.57(0.49)

3.42(0.61)

0.046

3.43(0.70)

3.53(0.46)

0.284

3.57(0.55)

3.61 (0.49)

0.673

3.40 (0.63)

3.47(0.59)

0.566

Identity-oriented approach

3.51(0.45)

3.52(0.50)

0.815

3.45(0.41)

3.60(0.37)

0.009

3.09(0.52)

3.37 (0.44)

0.006

3.12 (0.54)

3.43(0.52)

<0.001

 Information

3.45(0.54)

3.46(0.54)

0.802

3.11(0.67)

3.46(0.51)

<0.001

2.60(0.75)

3.12 (0.63)

<0.001

2.81 (0.74)

3.32(0.63)

<0.001

 Honesty

3.69(0.51)

3.77(0.39)

0.102

3.77(0.41)

3.70(0.49)

0.406

3.83(0.35)

3.68 (0.46)

0.097

3.75 (0.46)

3.59(0.43)

0.116

 Respect and empathy

3.70(0.42)

3.59(0.57)

0.019

3.79(0.30)

3.78(0.37)

0.710

3.53(0.46)

3.65 (0.50)

0.319

3.51 (0.42)

3.63(0.48)

0.043

 Participation

3.20(0.76)

3.46(0.65)

0.001

3.30(0.69)

3.41(0.64)

0.214

2.83(1.05)

2.97 (0.93)

0.461

2.89 (0.86)

3.18(0.83)

0.080

Sociocultural atmosphere

3.49(0.43)

3.37(0.55)

0.018

3.40(0.47)

3.47(0.38)

0.255

3.29(0.52)

3.33 (0.53)

0.675

3.02 (0.62)

3.41(0.51)

<0.001

 Meaningfulness

3.53(0.67)

3.37(0.82)

0.032

3.58(0.53)

3.54(0.61)

0.559

3.53(0.69)

3.53 (0.77)

1.000

3.11 (0.78)

3.61(0.53)

<0.001

 Spiritual and existential

3.15(0.90)

3.02(0.91)

0.144

3.20(0.79)

3.12(0.96)

0.527

2.46(1.16)

2.51 (1.27)

0.814

2.68 (0.86)

3.09(1.20)

0.063

 Relatives and friends

3.65(0.42)

3.52(0.57)

0.045

3.51(0.68)

3.68(0.47)

0.086

3.68(0.48)

3.68 (0.49)

1.000

3.45 (0.61)

3.65(0.41)

0.170

 Continuity

3.40(0.54)

3.35(0.64)

0.487

3.25(0.73)

3.33(0.68)

0.456

2.93(0.65)

3.08 (0.59)

0.345

2.74 (0.82)

3.21(0.72)

0.012

 Planning and cooperation

3.61(0.46)

3.58(0.53)

0.616

3.47(0.60)

3.67(0.42)

0.013

3.45(0.69)

3.44 (0.69)

0.939

3.16 (0.84)

3.51(0.64)

0.005

 Pleasant and safe atmosphere (single item)

3.81(0.43)

3.75(0.48)

0.289

4.00(0.00)

3.82(0.39)

0.012

3.96(0.20)

3.85 (0.37)

0.083

  1. P values refer to differences in paired-samples t-tests. Statistical significance was assumed at the P <0.025 level