Satisfaction among non-conveyed patients and significant others when discharged at the scene by the ambulance service: an exploratory cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Comparison of CECSS scores and the CECSS negative items between patients and significant others

	Score	Patients (n = 87)	Significant others (n = 75)	P value
CECSS scores (15 items)¹	75-60	71	59	0.87³
	59-45	11	12
	44-15	5	4
CECSS negative items (4 items)²	4-8	74	63	0.40³
	9-12	5	8
	13-20	8	4

¹45 ≥ indicates satisfaction (i.e., patient scores of 3-5 on the 1-5 point Likert Scale)
²12 ≤ indicates satisfaction in the negative items
³Fisher’s exact test was used for comparison of the category scores

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