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. 2012 May 27;1(2):101–107. doi: 10.5681/jcs.2012.015

Table 2. Characteristics of participants in terms of stress and adaptability methods with stress in two groups.

Question Choices Hemodialysis patients
N (%)
Outpatients
N (%)
Statistical
indicators
Problem in communicating
with family
Always 2 (15.4) 11 (84.6) χ2 = 19.85
p < 0.001
df = 3
Often 31 (60.8) 20 (39.2)
Rarely 96 (56.8) 73 (43.2)
Never 26 (33.8) 51 (66.2)
Anxiety in communicating
with important people
Always 0 (0.0) 11 (100.0) χ2 = 18.36
p < 0.001
df = 3
Often 31 (43.7) 40 (56.3)
Rarely 94 (59.1) 65 (40.9)
Never 30 (44.1) 38 (55.9)
Concern about health
status
Always 4 (18.2) 18 (81.8) χ2 = 25.95
p < 0.001
df = 3
Often 27 (34.2) 52 (65.8)
Rarely 74 (61.7) 46 (38.3)
Never 50 (58.8) 35 (41.2)
Things you could change
or can change and those
you could not easily
accept.
Always 15 (30.0) 35 (70.0) χ2 = 45.40
p < 0.001
df = 3
Often 55 (41.7) 77 (58.3)
Rarely 84 (73.0) 31 (27.0)
Never 1 (7.7) 12 (92.3)
How many working
problem you tried to
take care based on priority?
Always 23 (37.1) 39 (62.9) χ2 = 6.45
p = 0.091
df = 3
Often 110 (53.7) 95 (46.3)
Rarely 21 (53.8) 18 (46.2)
Never 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0)
Asking others to help
you in life’s problems?
Always 1 (4.3) 22 (95.7) χ2 = 54.20
p < 0.001
df = 3
Often 54 (46.6) 62 (53.4)
Rarely 93 (69.4) 41 (30.6)
Never 7 (18.9) 30 (81.1)