Table 2 Participants’ socio-demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline (N = 95).
Participants’ characteristic | Groups | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Experimental (N = 48) | Control (N = 47) | ||
Age (year), Mean ± SD | 42.62 ± 7.24 | 41.29 ± 6.04 | 0.335* |
Duration diagnosis (year), Mean ± SD | 11.79 ± 5.15 | 12.95 ± 4.88 | 0.261* |
Gender | |||
Male | 22 (45.8%) | 16 (34%) | 0.241** |
Female | 26 (54.2%) | 31 (66%) | |
Education | |||
Non-academic | 8 (16.7%) | 12 (25.5%) | 0.289** |
Academic | 40 (83.3%) | 35 (74/5%) | |
Economic status | |||
Low enough | 34 (70/8%) | 31 (66%) | 0.720¶ |
Enough | 11 (22.9%) | 14 (29.8%) | |
More than enough | 3 (6.3%) | 2 (4.3%) | |
Family support | |||
Low | 3 (6.3%) | 2 (4.3%) | 0.659¶ |
Moderate | 8 (16.7%) | 5 (10.6%) | |
High | 37 (77.1%) | 40 (85.1%) | |
Religious practice | |||
Low | 2 (4.2%) | 4 (8.5%) | 0.367¶ |
Moderate | 31 (64.6%) | 34 (72.3%) | |
High | 15 (31.3%) | 9 (19.1%) | |
Number of hemodialysis (per week) | |||
Twice a week | 10 (20.8%) | 13 (27.7%) | 0.437** |
Three times a week | 38 (79.2%) | 34 (72.3%) | |
