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Table 3 Respondents to the open-ended question (item 20) by sex, age, and level of education

From: Italian onco-haematological patients’ preferences in bad news communication: a preliminary investigation

Categories

n

%

Sex

Age

Level of education

Male

Female

≤ 47

≥ 48

Junior high school

Senior high school

Graduate/ Doctorate

Engagement

69

31.7

12 (21.4%)

57 (35.2%)

32 (30,8%)

37 (32.5%)

9 (20.5%)

40 (33.9%)

20 (35.7%)

Empathy

57

26.1

8 (14.3%)

49 (30.2%)

30 (28.8%)

27 (23.7%)

10 (22.7%)

29 (24.6%)

18 (32.1%)

Setting

34

15,6

10 (17.9%)

24 (14.8%)

14 (13.5%)

20 (17.5%)

4 (9.1%)

20 (16.9%)

10 (17.9%)

Other

15

6,9

9 (16.1%)

6 (3.7%)

7 (6.7%)

8 (7%)

4 (9.1%)

7 (5.9%)

4 (7.1%)

No suggestion

43

19,7

17 (30.4%)

26 (16%)

21 (20.2%)

22 (19.3%)

17 (38.6%)

22 (18.6%)

4 (7.1%)

Total

218

100

56 (100%)

162 (100%)

104 (100%)

114 (100%)

44 (100%)

118 (100%)

56 (100%)