Table 1

Patient characteristics

Socio-demographic variablesSurgical patients, N=21 (%)Medical patients, N=59 (%)Total sample, N=80 (%)
Sex
 Male10 (48)29 (49)39 (49)
 Female11 (52)30 (51)41 (51)
Education
 No qualifications12 (57)22 (37)34 (42)
 GSCE's5 (24)10 (17)15 (19)
 A levels1 (5)7 (12)8 (10)
 Undergraduate degree2 (9)10 (17)12 (15)
 Postgraduate degree1 (5)10 (17)11 (14)
Ethnicity
 White British12 (57)40 (68)52 (65)
 White (other)4 (19)5 (8)9 (11)
 Mixed (White and Black Caribbean)1 (5)2 (3)3 (4)
 Mixed (White and Asia)1 (5)2 (3)3 (4)
 Asian/Asian British1 (5)4 (7)5 (6)
 Black/Black British (African)1 (5)3 (5)4 (5)
 Chinese1 (5)3 (5)4 (5)
Employment
 Employed5 (24)28 (47)33 (41)
 Unemployed4 (19)3 (5)7 (9)
 Retired12 (57)22 (37)34 (43)
 Student2 (3)2 (3)
 Registered disabled4 (7)4 (5)
AgeRange 29–90 years (mean 65.29, SD 17.35)Range 22–90 (mean 50.78, SD 18.34)Range 22–90 (mean 54.59, SD 19.1)
Previous number of times in hospitalRange 0–10 (mean 3.86, SD 2.89)Range 0–30 (mean 4.59, SD 5.46)Range 0–30 (mean 4.40, SD 4.91)
  • Note: Percentages in Table 1 have been rounded off the nearest whole percent.