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Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics of the patients in the study groups

From: Do the patient education program and nurse-led telephone follow-up improve treatment adherence in hemodialysis patients? A randomized controlled trial

Variables

Groups

Sig.

Control

Intervention

Age

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

*P-value = 0.038

30 ± 9/5

27 ± 11/5

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Gender

 Male

19 (57.6)

18 (54.4)

**P-value = 0.804

 Female

14 (42.4)

15 (45.5)

Education level

 High school Diploma and lower

18 (54.5)

13 (39.4)

**P-value = 0.290

 Associate Degree

10 (30.3)

10 (30.3)

 Bachelor’s Degree and upper

5 (15.2)

10 (30.3)

Marital status

 Single

4 (12.1)

1 (3.0)

***P-value = 0.355

 Married

29 (87.9)

32 (97.0)

Occupation

 Unemployed/ temporary worker

10 (30.3)

10 (30.3)

**P-value = 0.668

 Public employee

2 (6.1)

3 (9.1)

 Freelancer

10 (30.3)

6 (18.2)

 Retired

11 (33.3)

14 (42.4)

Residential status

 Urban

23 (69.7)

23 (69.7)

**P-value = 1.00

 Rural

10 (30.3)

10 (30.3)

Dialysis vintage

 0–6 month

2 (6.1)

3 (9.1)

***P-value = 0.752

 6–24 month

8 (24.3)

7 (21.2)

 2–5 year

13 (39.3)

12 (36.4)

  > 5 year

10 (30.3)

11 (33.3)

Comorbidity

 Hypertension

7 (21.2)

6 (18.1)

**P-value = 0.463

 Ischemic heart disease

2 (6.1)

2(6.1)

 Diabetes

6 (18.1)

7 (21.2)

 Cerebrovascular disease

5 (15.1)

4 (12.1)

 Respiratory condition

4 (12.1)

4 (12.1)

 Heart failure

3 (9.1)

2 (6.1)

 Depression

1 (3.1)

2 (6.1)

 Anemia

4 (12.1)

4 (12.1)

 Other

1 (3.1)

2 (6.1)

  1. * Independent sample t-test
  2. ** Chi-squared test
  3. ***Fisher’s exact test