Personal and hospital stay characteristics of 1274 former patients of Geneva University Hospitals
| Characteristics of respondents | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 565 (44.3) |
| Female | 709 (55.7) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–44 | 478 (37.5) |
| 45–64 | 354 (27.8) |
| 65+ | 442 (34.7) |
| Nationality | |
| Swiss | 853 (67.0) |
| Others countries | 421 (33.0) |
| Level of education | |
| Higher (university) | 369 (29.7) |
| Medium and basic | 873 (70.3) |
| Current health status | |
| Excellent/Very good | 352 (28.6) |
| Good/Fair/Poor | 880 (71.1) |
| Felt downhearted and blue in past 4 weeks | |
| All of the time/Most of the time/Some of the time | 653 (52.2) |
| A little of the time/None of the time | 597 (47.8) |
| Length of stay (days) | |
| 2–10 | 905 (71.0) |
| >10 | 369 (29.0) |
| Personal experience of adverse events related to medication | |
| Yes | 94 (7.4) |
| No | 1028 (80.7) |
| Missing | 152 (11.9) |
| Rating of quality of care based on own hospital stay experience | |
| Excellent/Very good | 770 (61.5) |
| Good/Fair/Poor | 482 (38.5) |
| Rating of care as safe based on own experience | |
| Yes, completely | 1003 (80.2) |
| Yes, partially/No | 248 (19.8) |
| Intention to recommend the hospital based on own experience | |
| Yes, completely | 914 (72.9) |
| Yes, probably/No | 339 (27.1) |