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Table 1.
Characteristics of participants at entry to
the study according to spiritual belief. Results are numbers
(percentages) unless indicated
otherwise
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| Characteristic |
Strength of spiritual
belief
|
All participants
(n=129)
|
Significance
|
None
(n=21)
|
Low (n=53)
|
High (n=55)
|
| Men |
12 (57) |
17 (32) |
16 (29) |
45
(35) |
 2=5.6, P=0.062 |
| Mean (SD) age |
48
(19.9)* |
52 (14.9) |
55 (15) |
53
(15.9) |
F=1.45, P=0.238 |
| Social class I, II, and
IIIN |
14 (67) |
32 (60) |
37 (67) |
83
(64) |
2=0.62, P=0.734 |
| Relationship to dying
patient: |
| Spouse or partner |
7 (33) |
23 (43) |
21
(38) |
51 (40) |
2=6.06, P=0.195 |
| Child |
10
(48) |
24 (45) |
18 (33) |
52 (40) |
|
| Other |
4 (19) |
6
(11) |
16 (29) |
26 (20) |
|
| Third level education |
6
(29) |
11 (21) |
19 (35) |
36 (28) |
2=2.56,
P=0.278 |
| Married or cohabiting |
10 (48) |
41 (77) |
40
(73) |
91 (71) |
2=6.62, P=0.036 |
| White ethnic
group |
18 (86) |
52 (98) |
47 (85) |
117
(91) |
2=5.86, P=0.053 |
| Mean (SD) HADS |
18.6
(8.0) |
18.8 (8.1) |
17.4 (8.7) |
18.2
(8.3) |
F=0.409, P=0.665 |
| Mean (SD) locus of
control |
30.1 (10.4) |
30.7 (11.1) |
32.4 (9.7) |
31.4
(10.4)§ |
F=0.532, P=0.589 |
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HADS=hospital anxiety and depression scale.
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*
Data missing for one person.
|
Data missng for two people.
|
n=51.
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§
n=127.
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