Decision-Making of Older Patients in Context of the Doctor-Patient Relationship: A Typology Ranging from “Self-Determined” to “Doctor-Trusting” Patients

Table 3

Age, gender, and level of education of the study participants.

Age	Education*	Gender		Total
		female (𝑛=17)	Male (𝑛=17)
<80 years	Low	3	0	3
	Medium	6	7	13
	High	0	2	2
	Total	9 (50%)	9 (50%)	18 (53%)
≥80 years	Low	3	1	4
	Medium	5	3	8
	High	0	4	4
	Total	8 (50%)	8 (50%)	16 (47%)

 *“Education” is measured by the highest school-leaving qualification. Low: a lower secondary education at most, medium: secondary school certificate or completed polytechnic school, and high: qualification for admission to a university or a university for applied sciences.