Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample
From: Spirituality and quality of life in older adults: a path analysis model
Categorical variables | %(n) |
|---|---|
Gender (female) | 63.6(384) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 6.6(40) |
Married | 67.2(406) |
Divorced | 1.2(7) |
Widow | 25.0(151) |
Education Level | |
Illiterate | 4.6(28) |
1 a 4 years | 92.7(560) |
5 a 12 years | 2.5(14) |
> 12 years | 0.3(2) |
Co-habitation status | |
Partner | 57.0(343) |
Nuclear Family | 22.3(134) |
Extended family | 3.2(19) |
Institution / Senior Residence | 0.8(5) |
Alone | 9.1(55) |
Alone with assistance neighbour | 1.5(9) |
Alone with support of institution | 3.2(19) |
Alone without help | 3.0(18) |
Clinical variables | |
Presence of chronic disease (yes) | 72.0(435) |
Prescription of chronic medication (yes) | 87.1(526) |
Continuous variable | M (SD) |
Age | 71.60(4.81) |
Min-Max | 65–94 |