Table 2 Comparison of patients’ characteristics between the intervention and control groups
Group | The intervention group | The control group | Statistical test* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Age | 49.71 | 8.73 | 55.21 | 10.87 | -1.93a | |
Diseas duration (month) | 29. 9 | 11.54 | 9.75 | 4.49 | -0.18 a | |
n | % | n | % | |||
Sex | Female | 11 | 45.8 | 12 | 50 | 0.08b |
Male | 13 | 54.2 | 12 | 50 | ||
Marital status | Married | 23 | 95.8 | 22 | 91.7 | 0.36b |
Single, widowed, divorced | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 8.3 | ||
Education level | Uneducated | 5 | 20.8 | 12 | 50 | 9.11 b |
Middle/high school | 6 | 25 | 8 | 33.3 | ||
Diploma | 5 | 20.8 | 3 | 12.5 | ||
Academic | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 4.2 | ||
Job | Unemployed/housewife | 7 | 29.2 | 12 | 50 | 4.36 b |
Employed | 7 | 29.2 | 2 | 8.3 | ||
Self-employed | 7 | 29.2 | 8 | 33.3 | ||
Retired | 3 | 12.4 | 2 | 8.4 | ||
Place of residence | City | 20 | 83.3 | 18 | 75 | 0.58 b |
Village | 4 | 16.7 | 6 | 25 | ||