Table 3 Intergroup comparison of specific aspects of quality of life of patients before and after intervention in intervention and control groups
variable | Intervention group | Control group | **p-value | *p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before intervention | After intervention | Before intervention | After intervention | |||
mean ± standard deviation | mean ± standard deviation | mean ± standard deviation | mean ± standard deviation | |||
Symptom .problem | 58.26 ± 14.39 | 72.36 ± 10.67 | 59.37 ± 18.79 | 60.06 ± 19.49 | 0.004 | 0.798 |
Effect of kidney disease | 9.58 ± 17.34 | 42.50 ± 13.37 | 28.12 ± 26.40 | 27.29 ± 25.61 | 0.006 | 0.002 |
Work status | 5.00 ± 20.12 | 5.55 ± 21.18 | 13.79 ± 32.44 | 14.28 ± 32.93 | 0.249 | 0.214 |
Cognitive function | 51.33 ± 22.36 | 72.66 ± 14.89 | 58.44 ± 25.94 | 57.11 ± 23.13 | 0.003 | 0.260 |
Quality of social interaction | 46.44 ± 20.52 | 70.44 ± 14.61 | 61.77 ± 25.48 | 61.66 ± 25.58 | 0.154 | 0.013 |
Sexual function | 17.91 ± 18.47 | 29.16 ± 23.29 | 31.94 ± 33.13 | 30.60 ± 32.14 | 0.844 | 0.050 |
Sleep | 46.83 ± 15.38 | 68.58 ± 12.38 | 50.25 ± 12.66 | 49.41 ± 12.53 | 0.001 | 0.352 |
Social support | 79.88 ± 25.73 | 94.44 ± 11.01 | 71.10 ± 25.87 | 66.66 ± 25.89 | 0.001 | 0.197 |
Dialysis staff encouragement | 90.83 ± 17.34 | 98.33 ± 7.14 | 66.37 ± 29.71 | 63.75 ± 25.71 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Patient satisfaction | 36.66 ± 16.02 | 62.21 ± 13.08 | 59.44 ± 22.60 | 56.66 ± 23.81 | 0.001 | 0.001 |