Table 2.

Self-care ability in hemodialysis patients

Variable		Desirable- Undesirable	Frequency	Percent	Mean	Standard deviation
		Undesirable (5 - 30.5)*	25	21.7
Self-care ability		Desirable (30.5 - 56)	90	78.3	35.7	6.3
		Total	115	100
		Undesirable (0 - 6.5)	31	27
	Care of vessel line	Desirable (6.6 - 13)	54	73	7.8	2.2
		Total	115	100
		Undesirable (0 - 11)	39	33.9
Dimension of self-care ability	Dietary	Desirable (11.1 - 22)	76	66.1	12.7	2.6
		Total	115	100
		Undesirable (5 - 13)	38	33
	General caring	Desirable (13.1 - 21)	77	67	15.2	3.8
		Total	115	100

^*The number in the parenthesis is the summation of the scores that the patients gave in the instrument. These scores are divided two parts regard to median.