Table 6 Impact of nutritional risk assessment on social support, self-management, and quality of life.

From: The mediating role of social support in self-management and quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis

Item

Low to moderate nutrition risk

High nutrition risk

t

p

Social support

Subjective support

26.23 ± 3.75

24.78 ± 4.68

2.738

0.007*

Objective support

10.80 ± 1.90

10.59 ± 1.87

0.916

0.361

Utilization

7.11 ± 1.71

6.78 ± 1.61

1.554

0.121

Total Score of Social Support

45.11 ± 6.62

42.63 ± 7.67

2.754

0.006*

Self-management

Life management

24.71 ± 2.19

24.10 ± 3.05

1.833

0.068

Dietary management

23.22 ± 2.56

22.31 ± 2.93

2.645

0.009*

Disease monitoring management

15.93 ± 1.79

15.49 ± 2.17

1.755

0.080

Medication management

17.41 ± 1.87

16.82 ± 2.10

2.385

0.018*

Total score of self-management

80.98 ± 6.09

78.46 ± 8.25

2.800

0.006*

Quality of life

Abdominal symptoms

16.15 ± 2.22

15.10 ± 2.35

3.676

0.000**

Fatigue

27.01 ± 4.00

25.43 ± 4.34

3.032

0.003*

General symptoms

26.99 ± 2.20

26.31 ± 2.01

2.588

0.010*

Activity

17.28 ± 2.06

16.28 ± 2.65

3.423

0.001*

Emotional function

43.98 ± 3.23

43.17 ± 3.76

1.849

0.066

Anxiety

25.41 ± 1.87

24.07 ± 2.97

4.383

0.000**

Total score of quality of life

156.84 ± 11.82

150.36 ± 14.05

3.982

0.000**

  1. Note:*P < 0.05; **P < 0.001.