Advanced directives’ knowledge among Portuguese palliative patients and caregivers: do the sociodemographic factors influence it? A cross-sectional survey

Table 2 Demographic factors influencing knowledge on the Portuguese Advance Directives model

	No knowledge on PAD model	Knowledge on PAD model	Statistic	p-value	Effect size
Years of Education, n (%)
0-2 years	11 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	#	.020	Phi = .23
3-6 years	66 (63.5%)	7 (43.8%)
≥ 7 years	27 (26.0%)	9 (56.3%)
Religion, n (%)
Catholic	103 (99.0%)	11 (68.8%)	#	< .001	Phi = .47
Jehovah’s Witness	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)
Agnostic	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)
Other	1 (1.0%)	1 (6.3%)

Only significant differences are reported in the table
PAD Portuguese Advance Directives, n.s. non-significant, N/A not applicable

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