Table 3 Descriptive analysis and comparison of items on the Robbins scale, by country
Country | Difference means | Student’s t-test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain (n = 303) | Bolivia (n = 245) | t(546) | p-value | ||
EH1 Coping with the death of an older person | 7 (2.29) | 6.02 (2.99) | 0.98 | 4.326 | < 0.001 |
EH2 Listening to the concerns of a dying patient | 7.18 (1.99) | 6.31 (3.07) | 0.87 | 4.019 | < 0.001 |
EH3 Listening to the concerns of a family member of a dying patient | 7.44 (2.06) | 6.46 (2.95) | 0.98 | 4.557 | < 0.001 |
EH4 Touching a cadaver | 6.98 (3.04) | 6.93 (3.28) | 0.05 | 0.199 | 0.842 |
EH5 Providing physical care to a dying patient | 7.4 (2.12) | 6.8 (2.85) | 0.6 | 2.797 | 0.005 |
EH6 Communicating with a dying patient | 7.41 (2.02) | 6.52 (2.93) | 0.89 | 4.183 | < 0.001 |
EH7 Expressing condolences to a patient’s family | 7.25 (2.49) | 7.01 (2.99) | 0.24 | 1.02 | 0.308 |
EH8 Coping with the death of a friend your age | 3.82 (2.71) | 6.05 (3.24) | −2.23 | −8.782 | < 0.001 |
EH9 Accompanying a person at the time of their death | 5.97 (2.73) | 6.99 (2.99) | −1.02 | −4.177 | < 0.001 |
EH10 Being with a person who presents unpleasant physical symptoms | 6.83 (2.23) | 6.52 (2.92) | 0.31 | 1.423 | 0.155 |
EH11 Providing emotional support to a patient’s family | 7.31 (2.02) | 7.42 (2.78) | −0.11 | −0.573 | 0.567 |