Table 1 Characteristics of study respondents
Middle Eastern (n = 120) | East Asian (n = 120) | |
|---|---|---|
Age-mean (SD), yr. | 32.7 (9.4) | 33.7 (6.0) |
Nationality- no. (%) | ||
Saudi | 67 (56) | – |
Filipino | – | 113 (94) |
Syrian | 23 (19) | – |
Others | 30 (25) | 7 (6) |
Employment status- no. (%) | ||
Student | 23 (19) | 0 (0) |
Employed | 83 (69) | 119 (99) |
Self employed | 3 (3) | 1 (1) |
Not employed | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
Self-rated religiosity- no. (%) | ||
1 (least) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) |
2 | 6 (5) | 1 (1) |
3 | 65 (54) | 52 (43) |
4 | 34 (28) | 47 (39) |
5 (most) | 13 (11) | 17 (14) |
Religious affiliation no. (%) | ||
Islam | 120 (100) | 19 (16) |
Christianity | 0 (0) | 99 (83) |
Others | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
Social value subscales-mean (SD) | ||
1.Planning social change* | −0.33 (0.52) | −0.14 (0.40) |
2.Free choice regarding medical ethical questions** | 0.64 (0.57) | 0.31 (0.48) |
3.Deciding good vs bad regarding personal welfare*** | 0.01(0.48) | 0.04 (0.50) |
Self-rated health- no. (%) | ||
Excellent | 36 (30) | 18 (15) |
Very good | 52 (43) | 70 (58) |
Good | 27 (23) | 31 (26) |
Fair | 4 (3) | 1 (1) |
Poor | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
Daily self-care-no. (%) | ||
Without help | 118 (98) | 119 (99) |
With some help | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
Completely unable to do any housework | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Pain in last month-no. (%) | ||
None | 34 (28) | 48 (40) |
A little bit | 57 (48) | 46 (38) |
Moderate | 22 (18) | 19 (16) |
Quite a bit | 4 (3) | 7 (6) |
Extreme | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
Pain interference with daily activities-no. (%) | ||
Not at all | 71 (59) | 79 (66) |
A little bit | 34 (28) | 24 (20) |
Moderately | 10 (8) | 13 (11) |
Quite a bit | 4 (3) | 4 (3) |
Extremely | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
Current Quality of life-no. (%) | ||
Excellent | 39 (33) | 18 (15) |
Very good | 56 (47) | 81 (68) |
Good | 25 (21) | 19 (16) |
Fair | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
“If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.”-no. (%) | ||
Strongly agree | 12 (10) | 22 (18) |
Agree | 25 (21) | 56 (47) |
Neither agree nor disagree | 23 (19) | 31 (26) |
Disagree | 33 (28) | 10 (8) |
Strongly disagree | 27 (23) | 1 (1) |
Living arrangements-no. (%) | ||
With spouse | 46 (38) | 54 (45) |
With parent | 60 (50) | 13 (11) |
With child | 6 (5) | 2 (2) |
With other family members | 7 (6) | 8 (7) |
Alone | 1 (1) | 43 (36) |
Death in immediate family/close friends-no. (%) | ||
Last year | 24 (20) | 26 (22) |
2–5 years ago | 55 (46) | 46 (38) |
None in last 5 years | 41 (34) | 48 (40) |
Personal experience with surrogate decision-making-no. (%) | ||
Last year | 34 (28) | 14 (12) |
2–5 years ago | 21 (18) | 21 (18) |
Six or more years ago | 4 (3) | 7 (6) |
None | 61 (51) | 78 (65) |
Sorting time-mean (SD), min. | 67.2 (14.5) | 73.4 (17.6) |