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Table 4 Comparison of patients’ perceptions of subjective importance and care received, by dimensions, factors and single items

From: Patients’ perceptions of palliative care: adaptation of the Quality from the Patient’s Perspective instrument for use in palliative care, and description of patients’ perceptions of care received

Dimensions/factors/single items

Subjective importance (SI)

Perceived reality (PR)

  

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

n

p value

Medical–technical competence

3.16 (0.61)

3.04 (0.70)

180

0.018

 Symptom relief

3.22 (0.62)

3.10 (0.72)

180

0.012

 Fatigue/exhaustion

3.01 (0.83)

2.88 (0.94)

164

0.092

 Medical care (single item)

3.74 (0.53)

3.57 (0.73)

181

<0.01

 Personal hygiene (single item)

3.47 (0.69)

3.49 (0.70)

125

0.790

Physical–technical conditions

3.49 (0.55)

3.51 (0.58)

182

0.686

 Access to help, food and equipment

3.49 (0.55)

3.51 (0.58)

182

0.686

Identity-oriented approach

3.51 (0.46)

3.36 (0.48)

184

<0.01

 Respect and empathy

3.66 (0.50)

3.66 (0.41)

181

0.923

 Honesty

3.70 (0.44)

3.74 (0.45)

178

0.291

 Information

3.38 (0.57)

3.11 (0.72)

182

<0.01

 Participation

3.31 (0.75)

3.11 (0.83)

176

<0.01

Sociocultural atmosphere

3.39 (0.49)

3.34 (0.52)

183

0.120

 Spiritual and existential

2.98 (1.04)

2.99 (0.94)

122

0.837

 Meaningfulness

3.49 (0.71)

3.47 (0.68)

180

0.688

 Relatives and friends

3.61 (0.51)

3.59 (0.55)

153

0.545

 Continuity

3.27 (0.66)

3.16 (0.71)

180

0.043

 Planning and cooperation

3.57 (0.55)

3.45 (0.64)

171

<0.01

 Atmosphere (single item)

3.79 (0.43)

3.89 (0.33)

123

<0.01

  1. p values refer to differences in paired sample t-tests. A statistical significance was assumed at p-level <0.05