Table 2.
Demographics of participants.
| Predictor | Characteristic | Patients (n = 145) | Spouses (n = 145) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percentage (%) | Frequency | Percentage (%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 81 | 55.86 | 64 | 44.14 |
| Female | 64 | 44.14 | 81 | 55.86 | |
| Education level | Elementary | 97 | 66.90 | 89 | 61.38 |
| Middle school | 41 | 28.28 | 47 | 32.41 | |
| College | 7 | 4.83 | 9 | 6.21 | |
| Employment | Employed | 5 | 3.45 | 6 | 4.14 |
| Retired | 58 | 40.00 | 69 | 47.59 | |
| Unemployed | 4 | 2.76 | 4 | 2.76 | |
| Farmers | 78 | 53.79 | 66 | 45.52 | |
| Medical insurance | New rural cooperative medical insurance | 81 | 55.86 | - | - |
| Basic medical insurance for employees | 60 | 41.38 | - | - | |
| Basic medical insurance for urban and residents | 4 | 2.76 | - | - | |
| Financial pressure | Light | 79 | 54.48 | 80 | 55.17 |
| Medium | 44 | 30.34 | 42 | 28.97 | |
| Heavy | 22 | 15.17 | 23 | 15.86 | |
| Times of hospitalization | 0 | 33 | 22.76 | - | - |
| 1 | 72 | 49.66 | - | - | |
| 2 | 21 | 14.48 | - | - | |
| ≥ 3 | 19 | 13.10 | - | - | |
| NYHA classification | II | 52 | 35.86 | - | - |
| III | 59 | 40.69 | - | - | |
| IV | 34 | 23.45 | - | - | |
| Self-care training experience | No | 135 | 93.10 | 135 | 93.10 |
| Yes | 10 | 6.90 | 10 | 6.90 | |
| Other chronic diseases | No | 29 | 20.00 | 77 | 53.10 |
| Yes | 116 | 80.00 | 68 | 46.90 | |
NYHA, New York Heart Association.