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Table 3 Differences on mean domain scores across urban/rural areas of Canada

From: Is progress being made on Canada’s palliative care framework and action plan? A survey of stakeholder perspectives

 

Urban Mean (SD) Median (IQR)

Rural Mean (SD) Median (IQR)

p-value

Education

16.48 (3.14) 16.0 (15.0–18.0)

18.38 (2.84) 18.5 (16.3–19.3)

0.039 *

Family Caregiver

17.82 (4.28) 18.00 (14.3 -20.8)

19.55 (3.66) 21.5 (18.8 -24.3)

0.095*

Community Capacity

13.13 (2.29) 13.0 (12.0 -14.0)

13.83 (1.95) 14.5 (14.0 -15.0)

0.278

Access

31.75 (5.02) 31.5 (28.3 -34.0)

34.69 (3.17) 37.0 (34.3 -37.8)

0.021*

Research and Data Collection

12.33 (2.35) 12.0 (12.0 -13.8)

14.08 (1.93) 15.5 (13.5 -16.0)

0.023*

  1. *Significance p < 0 .10