Patient Participation in Surgical Treatment Decision Making from the Patients' Perspective: Validation of an Instrument
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of study sample of patients.
Gender
%
Men
440
42
Women
603
57.5
Missing
5
.5
Age (years)
18-19
22
2.1
20–29
69
6.6
30–39
129
12.3
40–49
195
18.6
50–59
225
21.5
60–69
237
22.6
70-
171
16.3
Educational level
Primary and secondary school (1–9 years)
204
19.5
High school (10–12 years)
445
42.5
College or university (13–16 years)
266
25.4
University (17 years-)
121
11.5
Missing
12
.1
Treatment2
Small operation
373
35.6
Medium operation
427
40.7
Comprehensive/extensive operation
247
23.6
Missing
1
.1
Treatment
Cancer
153
14.6
Not cancer
892
85.1
Missing
3
.3
Treatment
General/Endocrine
63
6.0
Orthopaedic
301
28.7
Gynecological
147
14.0
Urological
80
7.6
Gastroenterological
104
9.9
Vein/artery surgery and thoracic surgery
44
4.2
Plastic and hand
127
12.1
Ear, nose, throat
67
6.4
Neuro
32
3.1
Eye
13
1.2
Other
66
6.3
Missing
4
.4
Treatment
Outpatient (day surgery)
358
34.2
Inpatient (overnight hospital stay)
689
65.7
Missing
1
.1
2Small operation means that it lasts less than 30 minutes, medium operation means duration between 30 minutes and two hours, and comprehensive/extensive operation means duration above two hours.
