Table 7 Comparison of the means of the scores (sd) according to age, sex, PPS score, and care structure

Male (n = 78)

Mean (std)

3.69 (0.45)

3.43 (0.68)

3.40 (0.72)

3.72 (0.63)

3.45 (0.62)

3.75 (0.47)

3.79 (0.61)

3.64 (0.36)

Female (n = 114)

Mean (std)

3.68 (0.43)

3.51 (0.62)

3.32 (0.66)

3.74 (0.53)

3.47 (0.57)

3.83 (0.34)

3.79 (0.58)

3.67 (0.39)

p

0.81

0.38

0.19

0.78

0.88

0.72

0.85

0.3

Outside USP (n = 112)

Mean (std)

3.60 (0.47)

3.23 (0.69)

3.42 (0.67)

3.71 (0.61)

3.42 (0.59)

3.75 (0.45)

3.85 (0.49)

3.64 (0.39)

USP (n = 80)

Mean (std)

3.80 (0.35)

3.83 (0.36)

3.26 (0.69)

3.75 (0.52)

3.52 (0.58)

3.86 (0.32)

3.72 (0.71)

3.68 (0.35)

p

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.06

0.96

0.08

0.06

0.17

0.63

PPS ≥ 60% (n = 41)

Mean (std)

3.65 (0.47)

3.31 (0.78)

3.39 (0.65)

3.82 (0.60)

3.54 (0.50)

3.78 (0.41)

3.86 (0.39)

3.72 (0.32)

40–50% (n = 89)

Mean (std)

3.71 (0.43)

3.50 (0.62)

3.35 (0.69)

3.71 (0.53)

3.44 (0.64)

3.80 (0.42)

3.79 (0.61)

3.67 (0.40)

≤ 30% (n = 60)

Mean (std)

3.67 (0.43)

3.54 (0.59)

3.35 (0.70)

3.69 (0.61)

3.45 (0.54)

3.80 (0.38)

3.74 (0.67)

3.59 (0.38)

p

0.76

0.35

0.99

0.13

0.74

0.96

0.73

0.1

<  65 yrs (n = 73)

Mean (std)

3.72 (0.42)

3.51 (0.65)

3.50 (0.61)

3.88 (0.36)

3.48 (0.58)

3.70 (0.48)

3.81 (0.62)

3.67 (0.38)

≥ 65 yrs (n = 118)

Mean (std)

3.66 (0.44)

3.47 (0.65)

3.26 (0.72)

3.64 (0.65)

3.45 (0.6)

3.85 (0.33)

3.78 (0.58)

3.65 (0.37)

p

0.23

0.61

0.02

0.01

0.75

0.01

0.42

0.67

Partially satisfied (n = 6)

Mean (std)

2.75 (0.40)

2.75 (1)

2.6 (0.98)

2.89 (0.81)

2.4 (0.79)

3.57 (0.4)

4 (0)

3.13 (0.54)

Satisfied (n = 87)

Mean (std)

3.5 (0.49)

3.24 (0.71)

3.18 (0.72)

3.62 (0.7)

3.31 (0.64)

3.75 (0.45)

3.81 (0.56)

3.6 (0.39)

Very satisfied (n = 97)

Mean (std)

3.9 (0.15)

3.75 (0.4)

3.55 (0.55)

3.87 (0.3)

3.65 (0.39)

3.86 (0.34)

3.78 (0.61)

3.74 (0.32)

p

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.02

0.62

0.001