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Table 4 Socio-demographic details of patients that provided baseline PRO data only compared with those who also providedfollow-up PRO data

From: Investigating the collection and assessment of patient-reported outcome data amongst unplanned surgical hospital admissions: a feasibility study

 

Patients providing baseline PRO data only n = 79 (%)

Patients providing baseline and follow-up data n = 74 (%)

Female

47 (59.5)

43 (58.1)

Median age (range)

55 (19–100)

61 (19–97)

Marital status

  

Married

38 (48.1)

33 (44.6)

Single

17 (21.5)

15 (20.3)

Widowed-widower

11 (13.9)

13 (17.6)

Divorced

7 (8.9)

8 (10.8)

Co-habiting

6 (7.6)

5 (6.8)

Educational background

  

None

20 (25.3)

13 (17.6)

GCSEs

29 (36.7)

32 (43.2)

A-level

9 (11.4)

11 (14.9)

University degree

10 (12.7)

12 (16.2)

Vocational qualification

11 (13.9)

6 (8.1)

Employment status

  

Full-time

38 (48.1)

28 (37.8)

Retired

23 (29.1)

27 (36.5)

Part-time

6 (7.6)

10 (13.5)

Unemployed–sickness

6 (7.6)

4 (5.4)

Housewife/husband

3 (3.8)

1 (1.4)

Unemployed–seeking work

1 (1.3)

2 (2.7)

Other

2 (2.5)

2 (2.7)