Demographic characteristics and health status (n = 100 except as shown)
| Characteristic | Patients | Healthy controls | Nursing staff | Physicians | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD, standard deviation; NS, not significant. | |||||
| †, self-estimate of health status: very good + good/tolerable + poor; ‡, self-estimate of being religious or member of a church/religious community. | |||||
| Mean age: years (SD) | 59.7 (±11.6) | 49.8 (±13.1) | 40.1 (±8.3) | 45.3 (±9.3) | <0.0001 |
| Men/women (%) | 42/58 | 54/46 | 11/89 | 67/33 | <0.001 |
| Married (%) | 78.0 | 71.0 | 52.0 | 82.0 | <0.001 |
| Health status: good/poor† (%) | 35.0/65.0 | 87.0/13.0 | 87.0/13.0 | 97.0/3.0 | <0.001 |
| Religion: yes/no‡ (%) | 72.5/27.5 (n = 98) | 64.3/35.7 (n = 98) | 55.0/45.0 | 74.5/25.5 (n = 98) | NS |