Table 4 Questionnaire responses in study groups
Questionnaire item | ‘Opt in’ Group responders frequency (%) | ‘Opt out’ group responders frequency (%) | χ2andp-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Quality of out-of-hours care | χ2 =1.67, p-value=0.62 | ||
Excellent | 18 (23.7) | 36 (27.5) | |
Good | 34 (44.7) | 62 (47.3) | |
Fair | 15 (19.7) | 17 (13.0) | |
Poor | 9 (11.8) | 16 (12.2) | |
Quality of district nurse care | χ2 =1.78, p-value=0.62 | ||
Excellent | 31 (44.9) | 52 (48.1) | |
Good | 30 (43.5) | 41 (38.0) | |
Fair | 4 (5.8) | 11 (10.2) | |
Poor | 4 (5.8) | 4 (3.7) | |
Quality of GP care | χ2 =1.86, p-value=.60 | ||
Excellent | 31 (30.1) | 63 (36.8) | |
Good | 43 (41.7) | 65 (38.0) | |
Fair | 20 (19.4) | 26 (15.2) | |
Poor | 9 (8.7) | 17 (9.9) | |
Quality of hospital doctor care | χ2 =1.68, p-value=0.64 | ||
Excellent | 32 (30.5) | 59 (38.1) | |
Good | 35 (33.3) | 46 (29.7) | |
Fair | 27 (25.7) | 34 (21.9) | |
Poor | 11 (10.5) | 16 (10.3) | |
Quality of hospital nurse care | χ2 =3.84, p-value=0.28 | ||
Excellent | 31 (27.2) | 63 (38.4) | |
Good | 39 (34.2) | 49 (29.9) | |
Fair | 25 (21.9) | 29 (17.7) | |
Poor | 19 (16.7) | 23 (14.0) | |
Enough help and support to care for relative at home | χ2=9.55, p-value=0.05 | ||
Yes | 36 (45.6) | 87 (64.9) | |
Yes, but not as much as we wanted | 26 (32.9) | 25 (18.7) | |
No, but we tried to get more | 17 (21.5) | 22 (16.4) | |
Dealt with in a sensitive manner after the death | χ2 =2.45, p-value=0.09 | ||
Yes | 137 (91.3) | 223 (95.3) | |
No | 13 (8.7) | 11 (4.7) | |
Enough help and support at the death | χ2 =11.12, p-value=0.01 | ||
Yes, definitely | 79 (52.7) | 159 (67.7) | |
Yes, to some extent | 41 (27.1) | 53 (22.6) | |
No, not at all | 30 (20.0) | 23 (9.8) | |
Accessed bereavement support | χ2 =4.81, p-value=0.09 | ||
Yes | 18 (14.0) | 34 (18.3) | |
No | 90 (69.8) | 136 (73.1) | |
No, but would have liked to | 21 (16.3) | 16 (8.6) | |
Respondent sex | χ2 =0.52, p-value=0.47 | ||
Male | 52 (31.7) | 89 (36.0) | |
Female | 112 (68.3) | 158 (64.0) |