Table 3 Association of socio-economic status with end of life suffering
VARIABLES | Physical suffering (N = 1282) Coeff (SE) | Functional suffering (N = 1282) Coeff (SE) | Pain severity (N = 1140) Coeff (SE) | Psychological suffering (N = 962) Coeff (SE) | Social suffering (N = 1282) Coeff (SE) | Spiritual suffering (N = 1162) Coeff (SE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perceived economic status of household (Ref: High) | ||||||
 Low | 6.94*** (1.82) | 6.55*** (1.71) | 4.93** (2.02) | 12.01*** (1.78) | 0.89 (1.54) | 7.57*** (1.66) |
 Middle | 3.04* (1.59) | 1.49 (1.49) | 1.30 (1.78) | 2.09 (1.51) | −3.62*** (1.35) | −1.42 (1.44) |
Years of education | −0.02 (0.13) | −0.61*** (0.12) | −0.09 (0.16) | − 0.04 (0.12) | −0.44*** (0.11) | − 0.26** (0.12) |
Sex (Ref: Males) | ||||||
 Females | 4.73*** (1.27) | 0.99 (1.19) | 0.71 (1.44) | 3.01** (1.20) | −1.56 (1.08) | 0.72 (1.16) |
Age (mean-centred) | −0.09* (0.05) | − 0.05 (0.05) | − 0.09 (0.16) | −0.05 (0.05) | − 0.09** (0.04) | 0.02 (0.05) |
Type of patient (Ref: Outpatients) | ||||||
 Inpatients | −4.77*** (1.44) | 7.83*** (1.36) | −2.16 (1.71) | −2.18* (1.29) | 5.13*** (1.23) | 1.61 (1.32) |
Country (Ref: China) | ||||||
 India | 12.77*** (2.15) | 15.97*** (2.01) | 15.81*** (2.42) | 17.28*** (1.81) | 13.32*** (1.83) | 11.53*** (1.89) |
 Myanmar | 3.67 (2.68) | 10.21*** (2.53) | 8.51*** (2.65) | – | 7.63*** (2.29) | – |
 Sri Lanka | 18.28*** (2.33) | 5.46** (2.19) | 19.05*** (2.49) | 17.43*** (1.94) | 2.49 (1.98) | 16.55*** (2.04) |
 Vietnam | 15.08*** (2.30) | −0.33 (2.16) | 14.62*** (2.47) | – | −2.72 (1.96) | 5.81*** (2.02) |