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Table 3 The Differences of Characteristics in Awareness, Contemplation, Self-Efficacy and Readiness of Advance Care Planning (N = 143)

From: The explorations of the awareness, contemplation, self-Efficacy, and readiness of advance care planning, and its predictors in Taiwanese patients while receiving hemodialysis treatment

  

Awareness

Contemplation

Self-Efficacy

Readiness

variable

n

M ± SD

p value

M ± SD

p value

M ± SD

p value

M ± SD

p value

Age

  

0.072

 

0.400

   

0.544

 

0.853

 ≦60 years

53

16.60

±

8.22

 

46.55

±

18.67

 

33.15

±

15.98

 

35.92 ± 15.39

 

 ≧61 years

90

14.06

±

8.07

 

43.84

±

18.41

 

31.50

±

15.47

 

35.46

±

14.19

 

Gender

  

0.757

 

0.791

   

0.471

 

0.715

 Male

89

15.07

±

8.07

 

44.32

±

18.36

 

31.11

±

14.83

 

35.17

±

13.23

 

 Female

54

14.89

±

8.46

 

45.72

±

18.84

 

33.76

±

16.87

 

36.39

±

16.70

 

Religion

  

0.108

 

0.089

   

0.006 **

 

0.001 **

 Buddhism or Taoism

86

15.90

±

7.69

 

46.99

±

17.01

 

35.01

±

14.55

 

38.84

±

15.21

 

 Other

57

13.65

±

8.78

 

41.61

±

20.24

 

27.74

±

16.28

 

30.79

±

12.22

 

Marital status

  

0.259

 

0.054

   

0.070

 

0.028 *

 Single/Widowed

38

13.71

±

8.57

 

39.89

±

19.31

 

28.18

±

15.54

 

31.18

±

13.19

 

 Married

105

15.47

±

8.04

 

46.64

±

17.94

 

33.53

±

15.48

 

37.24

±

14.80

 

Education

  

0.183

 

0.084

   

0.157

 

0.026 *

 Below Junior high school

86

14.26

±

8.14

 

42.67

±

17.67

 

30.60

±

15.07

 

33.43

±

12.03

 

 High school or above

57

16.12

±

8.20

 

48.12

±

19.35

 

34.39

±

16.30

 

38.95

±

17.37

 

Time since receiving hemodialysis(month)

 

0.031 *

 

0.045 *

   

0.013 *

 

0.002 *

 ≦60 (5 years)

68

13.46

±

7.95

 

41.60

±

16.82

 

28.74

±

13.67

 

31.76

±

10.84

 

 ≧61(5.1 years)

75

16.40

±

8.20

 

47.79

±

19.53

 

35.17

±

16.71

 

39.13

±

16.61

 

Past dialysis history

 

0.301

 

0.054

   

0.21

 

0.244

 Hemodialysis

134

14.81

±

8.09

 

44.08

±

18.11

 

31.7

±

15.44

 

35.13

±

13.93

 

 Peritoneal dialysis

8

18.00

±

10.31

 

58.50

±

21.73

 

39.5

±

18.82

 

44.88

±

22.84

 

Primary medical-decision makers

 

0.428

 

0.913

   

0.242

 

0.001 **

 Self

103

15.34

±

7.91

 

44.95

±

18.51

 

33.07

±

16.16

 

38.17

±

15.63

 

 Others

40

14.13

±

8.92

 

44.58

±

18.68

 

29.65

±

14.03

 

29.10

±

8.70

 

Disease comorbidity

 

0.584

 

0.555

   

0.088

 

0.063

 ≦4

98

14.74

±

8.43

 

44.22

±

19.26

 

30.60

±

15.20

 

34.09

±

14.31

 

 ≧5

45

15.56

±

7.70

 

46.20

±

16.82

 

35.40

±

16.19

 

38.98

±

14.79

 
  1. Note.*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
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