Table 2 Level of palliative care needs and palliative care satisfaction (N = 114)
From: Unmet needs in palliative care for patients with common non-cancer diseases: a cross-sectional study
Disease type | Total (N = 114) | CHF a (n = 35) | Stroke b (n = 21) | ESRD c (n = 28) | ESLD d (n = 30) | F | p | Post-hoc (Scheffé) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | |||
Palliative care needs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Physical | 3.70 ± 0.72 | 3.95 ± 0.74 | 3.36 ± 0.69 | 3.68 ± 0.64 | 3.66 ± 0.73 | 3.114 | 0.029 | a > b |
Psychosocial | 3.83 ± 0.67 | 3.95 ± 0.65 | 3.61 ± 0.84 | 3.74 ± 0.58 | 3.92 ± 0.61 | 1.469 | 0.227 |  |
Spiritual | 3.23 ± 0.88 | 3.50 ± 0.93 | 3.13 ± 0.83 | 3.10 ± 0.85 | 3.15 ± 0.86 | 1.491 | 0.221 |  |
Educational/referral | 3.81 ± 0.73 | 3.91 ± 0.79 | 3.54 ± 0.84 | 3.83 ± 0.68 | 3.89 ± 0.60 | 1.288 | 0.282 |  |
Total | 3.66 ± 0.62 | 3.84 ± 0.67 | 3.42 ± 0.72 | 3.60 ± 0.51 | 3.68 ± 0.53 | 2.197 | 0.092 |  |
Palliative care satisfaction | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Physical | 3.46 ± 0.65 | 3.66 ± 0.60 | 3.28 ± 0.73 | 3.31 ± 0.65 | 3.48 ± 0.60 | 2.320 | 0.079 |  |
Psychosocial | 3.44 ± 0.71 | 3.64 ± 0.71 | 3.27 ± 0.84 | 3.29 ± 0.61 | 3.47 ± 0.69 | 1.804 | 0.151 |  |
Spiritual | 2.85 ± 0.90 | 2.78 ± 0.95 | 2.87 ± 0.80 | 3.10 ± 0.58 | 2.70 ± 1.13 | 1.050 | 0.374 |  |
Educational/referral | 2.97 ± 0.80 | 2.83 ± 0.90 | 2.97 ± 0.76 | 3.21 ± 0.58 | 2.90 ± 0.85 | 1.344 | 0.264 |  |
Total | 3.60 ± 0.56 | 3.76 ± 0.57 | 3.40 ± 0.72 | 3.51 ± 0.44 | 3.63 ± 0.49 | 2.257 | 0.086 |  |