Table 1 Patient demographic characteristics and empathy scores according to the Korean version of the CARE measure
Characteristic | No (%) | CARE score (mean ± SD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 0.181 | ||
≤ 39 | 11 (6.8) | 41.8 ± 11.4 | |
40–64 | 83 (51.2) | 45.8 ± 6.2 | |
≥ 65 | 68 (42.0) | 46.0 ± 7.1 | |
Sex | 0.853 | ||
Male | 96 (59.3) | 45.8 ± 6.9 | |
Female | 66 (40.7) | 45.4 ± 7.3 | |
Department visited | 0.426 | ||
Cardiovascular (tertiary) | 112 (69.1) | 46.0 ± 6.3 | |
Cardiovascular (secondary) | 30 (18.5) | 44.1 ± 7.1 | |
Family medicine (primary) | 20 (12.4) | 45.6 ± 10.3 | |
Marital status | 0.002 | ||
Married | 136 (84.0) | 45.9 ± 6.8 | |
Divorced | 10 (6.2) | 47.4 ± 4.0 | |
Unmarried | 12 (7.4) | 45.2 ± 4.7 | |
Not available | 4 (2.4) | 32.8 ± 15.2 | |
Education | 0.723 | ||
Elementary school or below | 39 (24.1) | 46.6 ± 5.8 | |
Middle and high school | 53 (32.7) | 45.2 ± 7.8 | |
College or above | 32 (19.7) | 45.8 ± 4.9 | |
Not available | 38 (23.5) | 45.0 ± 8.7 | |
Occupation | 0.608 | ||
Yes | 61 (37.7) | 44.9 ± 7.6 | |
No | 95 (58.6) | 46.1 ± 6.8 | |
Not available | 6 (3.7) | 45.2 ± 5.3 | |
Treatment setting | 0.609 | ||
Primary prevention | 74 (45.7) | 45.7 ± 7.4 | |
Secondary prevention | 88 (54.3) | 45.5 ± 6.8 | |
No. of disease | 0.132 | ||
1 or 2 | 77 (47.5) | 45.1 ± 7.7 | |
≥ 3 | 85 (52.5) | 46.1 ± 6.4 | |
History of admission for cardiovascular disease | 0.099 | ||
Yes | 83 (51.2) | 46.0 ± 6.4 | |
No | 79 (48.8) | 45.2 ± 7.7 | |
Total | 162 (100) | 45.6 ± 7.0 | - |