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Table 2 Background characteristics as reported on measurement T0 of attendees of information meetings (April – August 2016) who filled in questionnaires T0 (n = 154), T1 (n = 145) and T2(n = 90)

From: Information meetings on end-of-life care for older people by the general practitioner to stimulate advance care planning: a pre-post evaluation study

 

Before the start of the meetinga

n = 154b

Immediately after meeting

n = 145c

6 Month after meeting

n = 90d

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Female

93

61

84

59

51

59

Age, mean (range)

79.6 (57–91)

79.5 (57–91)

79.4 (66–89)

Educational level

 - Low

72

51

68

50

40

49

 - Middle

36

25

35

26

18

22

 - High

34

24

33

24

23

28

Perceived health

 - Very good

11

7

11

8

6

7

 - Good

115

77

110

78

65

78

 - Less than good

24

16

20

14

12

15

Perceived quality of life

 - Very good

30

20

29

20

18

21

 - Good

107

71

100

70

61

73

 - Less than good

13

9

13

9

5

6

Diseases (self reported)

 No

43

30

41

30

21

26

 Yes, namely

102

70

95

70

60

74

  - Cancer

11

8

9

7

6

7

  - Rheumatism

28

19

26

19

20

25

  - Lung disease

17

12

17

13

9

11

  - Diabetes

31

21

27

20

18

22

  - Heart disease

40

28

37

27

25

31

  - (Consequences of) stroke

8

6

8

6

4

5

  - Dementia

1

1

1

1

0

0

  - Other

14

10

12

9

4

5

  1. a The background characteristics as reported in this table were all from measurement T0 (so be aware, that for example the reported health care status in column 3 is from 6 months earlier)
  2. b missing observations T0: sex 2; age 2; education 12; health status and quality of life 4; diseases 9
  3. c missing observations T1: sex 2; age 2; education 9; health status 4; quality of life 3; diseases 9
  4. d missing observations T2: sex 4; age 4; education 9; health status 7; quality of life 6; diseases 9