Table 1 Sample characteristics and language concordance, n(%)*
From: Transitions from hospital to community care: the role of patient–provider language concordance
Total | Hebrew | Russian | Arabic | P value** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
92 (100%) | 31 (33.7%) | 31 (33.7%) | 30 (32.6%) | ||
Age (Mean, SD) | 59.3 (15.9) | 59 (14.8) | 67.2 (10.9) | 51.4 (17.8) | <0.05†, <0.001† |
Gender (female) | 43 (46.7) | 12 (38.7) | 20 (64.5) | 11 (36.7) | <0.05‡ |
Education (High-School or less) | 50 (54.3) | 21. (67.7) | 3 (9.7) | 26 (86.7) | <0.001‡ |
Economic status | |||||
Poor and Very Poor | 33 (35.9) | 11 (35.5) | 8 (25.8) | 14 (46.7) | >0.05 |
Like others | 42 (45.7) | 13 (41.9) | 18 (58.1) | 11 (36.7) | |
Good and very good | 17 (18.5) | 7 (22.6) | 5 (16.1) | 5 (16.7) | |
Health status (mean, SD) | |||||
PCS | 32.8 (10.8) | 31.9 (11.3) | 31.4 (11.1) | 35.2 (10.2) | >0.05 |
MCS | 34.4 (12.5) | 33.4 (11.8) | 38.2 (14.8) | 31.3 (09.1) | <0.05¶ |
Language concordance (yes) | 61 (66.3) | 31 (100) | 17 (54.8) | 13 (43.3) | <0.001‡ |