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Table 5 Comparison of satisfaction-with-care evaluation of intervention and control groups

From: The effect of neuropalliative care on quality of life and satisfaction with quality of care in patients with progressive neurological disease and their family caregivers: an interventional control study

 

Patients with PND

Family caregivers

Satisfaction with care

Intervention x̄ (s)

Control x̄ (s)

Difference x̄

p*

Intervention x̄ (s)

Control x̄ (s)

Difference x̄

P*

1_ Overall satisfaction

86.8 (14.8)

80.0 (15.8)

−6.8

0.009

88.5 (14.6)

80.5 (20.2)

−8.0

0.025

2_Relation to doctor

87.3 (13.2)

79.8 (14.6)

−7.5

0.002

86.5 (15.2)

78.8 (20.7)

−7.7

0.040

3_Health worker care

85.9 (13.6)

79.7 (14.9)

−6.2

0.020

88.1 (13.1)

81.3 (18.3)

−6.8

0.053

4_Disease management

59.7 (23.9)

52.8 (20.9)

−6.9

0.045

87.7 (12.8)

79.5 (17.0)

−8.2

0.009

5_Communication/de-cisions

85.6 (14.5)

77.9 (14.7)

−7.7

0.002

87.3 (13.3)

79.5 (14.2)

−7.8

0.002