Table 1 Relative and patient demographic characteristics from the questionnaire (absolute numbers and rounded percentages)

Relative characteristics

 Kinship to patient

0.755

   Partner

14 (56.0%)

20 (51.3%)

11 (42.3%)

45 (50.0%)

   Son/daughter

7 (28.0%)

15 (38.5%)

11 (42.3%)

33 (36.7%)

   Other

4 (16.0%)

4 (10.3%)

4 (15.4%)

12 (13.3%)

 Gender

0.202

   Male

11 (44.0%)

9 (23.1%)

7 (26.9%)

27 (30.0%)

   Female

14 (56.0%)

30 (76.9%)

19 (73.1%)

63 (70.0%)

 Age

0.317

   < 30 years

0

1 (2.6%)

0

1 (1.1%)

   30–50 years

4 (16.0%)

14 (35.9%)

8 (30.8%)

26 (28.9%)

   51–65 years

15 (60.0%)

13 (33.3%)

13 (50.0%)

41 (45.6%)

   66 years or older

6 (24.0%)

11 (28.2%)

5 (19.2%)

22 (24.4%)

 Level of education

0.709

   Low

6 (25.0%)

6 (15.4%)

4 (15.4%)

16 (18.0%)

   Medium

11 (45.8%)

15 (38.5%)

11 (42.3%)

37 (41.6%)

   High

7 (29.2%)

18 (46.2%)

11 (42.3%)

36 (40.4%)

 Cultural background^b

   Dutch

24 (96.0%)

38 (97.4%)

21 (80.8%)

83 (92.2%)

0.047

   Other^a

1 (4.0%)

2 (5.1%)

6 (23.1%)

9 (10.0%)

0.035

Patient characteristics

 Gender

0.074

   Male

14 (56.0%)

26 (66.7%)

22 (84.6%)

62 (68.9%)

   Female

11 (44.0%)

13 (33.3%)

4 (15.4%)

28 (31.1%)

 Age

0.135

   < 30 years

0

1 (2.6%)

0

1 (1.1%)

   30–50 years

1 (4.0%)

2 (5.1%)

0

3 (3.3%)

   51–65 years

8 (32.0%)

7 (17.9%)

7 (26.9%)

22 (24.4%)

   66 years or older

16 (64.0%)

29 (74.4%)

19 (73.1%)

64 (71.1%)

 ICU length of stay

0.071

   3–5 days

2 (8.0%)

1 (2.6%)

0

3 (3.3%)

   5–10 days

13 (52.0%)

16 (41.0%)

6 (23.1%)

35 (38.9%)

   11–20 days

6 (24.0%)

11 (28.2%)

15 (57.7%)

32 (35.6%)

   > 20 days

4 (16.0%)

11 (28.2%)

5 (19.2%)

20 (22.2%)