Table 1 Characteristics of patient and family member participants
Characteristics | Patients (N= 77) | Family members (N= 67) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) mean ± (SD) | 49.58 ± (16.3) | 35.03 ± (9.83) |
Gender | ||
Female | 50 | 43 |
Male | 27 | 24 |
Nationality | ||
Saudi | 65 | 58 |
Non-Saudi | 12 | 9 |
Highest educational level completed | ||
Non educated | 18 | 4 |
Elementary school | 11 | 7 |
Junior high school | 11 | 3 |
High school | 14 | 25 |
Diploma | 7 | 2 |
Bachelor | 13 | 21 |
Advanced study | 3 | 4 |
Received information before coming to the hospital on | ||
Yes | Yes | |
Time to arrive | 89.6% | 80.6% |
Where to park | 19.5% | 34.3% |
Location for admission | 51.9% | 67.2% |
Items to bring to hospital | 24.7% | 43.3% |
Information on taking your usual medications before coming to the hospital | 55.8% | ــــــــــــــ |
Location of OR family room | 22.1% | 53.7% |
Relationship to patient | ||
Father or mother | 10 | |
Husband or wife | 4 | |
Brother or sister | 15 | |
Son or daughter | 26 | |
Others | 10 | |
Missing | 2 | |