Table 1 Distribution of Participants (N=306)

Variables Categories n (%) Mean (SD)
Sex Male 155 (50.7)
Female 151 (49.3)
Age ≥ 20, < 30 58 (19.0) 43.77 (12.27)
≥ 30, < 40 56 (18.3)
≥ 40, < 50 76 (24.8)
≥ 50, < 60 82 (26.8)
≥ 60, < 65 34 (11.1)
Marital status Single 84 (27.5)
Registered partnership 209 (68.3)
Divorced/dissolved partnership/ separated widowed 13 (4.2)
Religion Christian 78 (25.5)
Buddhism 58 (19.0)
Catholic 35 (11.4)
None 135 (44.1)
Education level ≤ High school graduate 70 (22.8)
College graduate 194(63.4)
≥ Graduate school 42 (13.7)
Perceived economic status High 64 (21.6)
Middle 150 (49.0)
Low 90 (29.4)
Occupation Profession 36 (11.8)
Civil Servants 18 (5.9)
Office worker 119 (38.9)
Business man 27 (8.8)
Housewife 53 (17.3)
Etc. 22 (7.2)
None 31 (10.1)
Main caregiver Spouse 197 (64.4)
Offspring 15 (4.9)
Relative 15 (4.9)
Friend 21 (6.9)
Etc. 58 (19.0)
Region Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon 166 (54.2)
Gangwon 8 (2.6)
Chungnam, Chungbuk, Daejeon, Sejong 31 (10.1)
Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Daegu, Ulsan, Busan 75 (24.5)
Jeonbuk, Jeonnam, Gwangju, Jeju 26 (8.5)
Hospital type (beds) General (≥ 100, < 300) 113 (36.9)
General (≥ 300, < 500) 71 (23.2)
General & Tertiary (≥ 500) 122 (39.9)
Current hospitalization status Yes 20 (6.5)
No 286 (93.5)
Number of days of hospitalization (days) 19.90 (25.53)
Number of days discharged (days) 35.64 (27.34)