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Table 1 Baseline demographics of study participants

From: Increasing the completion rate of the advance directives in primary care setting – a randomized controlled trial

Demographic

Overall (n, %)

Control group (n, %)

Passive intervention group (n, %)

Active intervention group (n,%)

Gender

Males

84(53.2%)

25(49.0%)

33(60.0%)

26(50.0%)

Females

74(46.8%)

26(51.0%)

22(40.0%)

26(50.0%)

Religion

Buddhism

54(34.2%)

17(33.3%)

20(36.4%)

17(32.7%)

Taoism

15(9.5%)

3(5.9%)

7(12.7%)

5(9.6%)

Christianity

36(22.8%)

13(25.5%)

10(18.2%)

13(25.0%)

Islam

27(17.1%)

8(15.7%)

9(16.4%)

10(19.2%)

Hinduism

4(2.5%)

1(2.0%)

2(3.6%)

1(1.9%)

Others

6(3.8)

2(3.9%)

1(1.8%)

3(5.8%)

No religion

16(10.1%)

7(13.7%)

6(10.9%)

3(5.8%)

Marital status

Single

18(11.4)

6(11.8%)

8(14.5%)

4(7.7%)

Married

125(79.1)

42(82.4%)

40(72.7%)

43(82.7%)

Widowed

7(4.4%)

1(2.0%)

4(7.3%)

2(3.8%)

Divorced

8(5.1%)

2(3.9%)

3(5.5%)

3(5.8%)

Education level

Informal

10(6.3%)

4(7.8%)

5(9.1%)

1(19.9%)

Primary

34(21.5%)

9(17.6%)

12(21.8%)

13(25.0%)

Secondary

56(35.4%)

16(31.4%)

22(40.0%)

18(34.6%)

Vocational

6(3.8%)

2(3.9%)

2(3.6%)

2(3.8%)

High school

22(13.9%)

7(13.7%)

5(9.1%)

10(19.2%)

University

24(15.2%)

11(21.6%)

8(14.5%)

5(9.6%)

Not sure

6(3.8%)

2(3.9%)

1(1.8%)

3(5.8%)

Employment status

Full-time

61(38.6%)

19(37.3%)

19(34.5%)

23(44.2%)

Part-time

16(10.1%)

6(11.8%)

7(12.7%)

3(%5.8)

Retired

70(44.3%)

23(45.1%)

25(45.5%)

22(42.3%)

Homemaker

11(7.0%)

3(5.9%)

4(7.3%)

4(7.7%)

Number of chronic conditions

0

21(13.3%)

9(17.6%)

7(12.7%)

5(9.6%)

1 to 2

72(45.6%)

22(43.1%)

24(43.6%)

26(50.0%)

3 or more

65(41.1%)

20(39.2%)

24(43.6%)

21(40.4%)