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Table 3 Comparison of subjects with and without AD

From: Factors that influence advance directives completion amongst terminally ill patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya

 

n =216

Patients without AD (n = 89)

Patients without AD (n = 127)

 

%

n

%

n

%

P Value

Age Group

     

0.921

  < 45 years

21.3

19

21.35

27

21.26

 

 45-65 years

35.19

30

33.71

46

36.22

 

  > 65 years

43.52

40

44.94

54

45.52

 

Gender

     

0.903

 Female

47.69

42

47.19

61

48.73

 

 Male

52.31

47

52.81

66

51.97

 

Ethnicity

     

0.377

 African

69.91

67

75.28

84

66.14

 

 Asian

22.22

18

20.22

30

23.62

 

 Caucasian

6.02

3

3.37

10

7.87

 

 Others

1.85

1

1.12

3

2.36

 

Marital Status

     

0.313

 Divorced

1.4

1

1.12

2

1.6

 

 Married

76.64

67

75.28

97

77.6

 

 Single

8.41

11

12.36

7

5.6

 

 Widowed

13.55

10

11.24

19

15.2

 

Parental Status

     

0.715

 A Parent

87.5

77

86.52

112

88.19

 

 Not a Parent

12.5

12

13.48

15

11.81

 

Number of Children

     

0.779

 No Child

12.98

12

13.95

15

12.3

 

 1-5 Children

64.42

53

61.63

81

66.39

 

  ≥ 5 Children

22.6

21

24.43

26

21.31

 

Education

     

0.221

 No formal Education

2.43

4

4.49

1

0.8

 

 Primary

7.94

9

10.11

8

6.4

 

 secondary

11.68

9

10.11

16

12.8

 

 Tertiary

78.04

67

75.28

100

80

 

Socio-economic class

     

0.889

 Unskilled

40.57

38

42.7

48

39.02

 

 Semi-skilled

12.74

11

12.36

16

13.01

 

 highly skilled

46.7

40

44.94

59

47.97

 

Religion

     

0.189

 Hindu

9.35

4

4.55

16

12.7

 

 Islam

17.29

18

20.45

19

15.08

 

 Judaism

0.49

0

0

1

0.79

 

 Protestant

65.42

59

67.05

81

64.29

 

 Catholic

7.01

6

6.82

9

7.14

 

 Others

0.47

1

1.14

0

0

 

Insurance Status

     

0.295

 Has Health Insurance

61.35

57

65.52

70

58.33

 

 No Health Insurance

38.65

30

34.48

50

41.67

 

AD Discussion

     

<0.05

 Caregiver Discussed AD

48.15

82

92.13

22

17.32

 

 Caregiver didn’t Discuss AD

51.85

7

7.87

105

82.68

 

No. of Morbidities

     

0.25

 1 - 3 Morbidities

 

47

52.81

51

40.16

 

  > 3 Morbidities

38.43

28

31.46

55

43.31

 

Number of Admission

     

0.43

 1 - 3 Admissions

93.98

85

95.51

118

92.91

 

  > 3 Admissions

6.02

4

4.49

9

7.09

 

Specialty

     

<0.05

 Oncology

68.52

75

84.27

73

57.48

 

 Non-Oncology

31.48

14

15.73

54

42.52

 

History of Surgery

     

0.201

 History of Major Surgery

9.14

4

4.49

11

9.09

 

 No History of Major Surgery

92.86

85

9551

110

90.91

 

ICU Admission

     

<0.05

 Previous ICU Admission

40.47

20

22.47

69

53.17

 

 No Previous ICU Admission

59.53

67

77.53

59

46.83

 

Intubation History

     

<0.05

 Previous Intubation

34.42

17

19.1

57

45.24

 

 No Previous Intubation

65.52

72

80.9

69

54.76

 

Palliative Care Consult

     

<0.05

 Palliative Care Consult

54.88

71

80.68

47

37.01

 

 No Palliative Care Consult

45.12

17

19.88

80

62.99

 

Functional Status

     

<0.05

 Functional Impairment

83.33

82

92.13

98

77.17

 

 No Functional Impairment

16.67

7

7.87

29

22.83

 

Household Composition

     

0.186

 Lives alone

7.87

10

11.24

7

5.51

 

 Lives with Immediate Family

64.35

52

58.43

87

68.5

 

    Lives with Extended Family

27.78

27

30.34

33

25.58