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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2008 Sep-Oct;35(5):515–520. doi: 10.1097/01.WON.0000335964.13855.8d

Table 3.

Comparison by Demographic Variables of Mean FI Severity Score Differences Between Recall and Daily Self-Report

Mean score difference
(SD)
Statistic and d.f. P value

Caregiver
  Yes 3.8 (2.9) t=−.34, df=94 P=.001
  No .06 (5.1)

Sex
  Male 2.2 (3.0) t=1.2, df=94 P=.22
  Female .7 (5.3)

Living situation
  Live alone 1.1 (4.8) t=.52, df=94 P=.60
  Live with others .4 (5.6)

Relationship status
Married or partnered 1.2 (4.3) t=−.79, df=94 P=.43
Single .4 (6.3)

Employed
  Yes .71 (5.4) t=.58, df=94 P=.56
   No 1.3 (4.3)

Caucasian
  Yes 1.0 (5.0) t=.02, df=94 P=.98
  No 1.0 (4.1)

Have Caregiver
  Yes .7 (2.8) t=−.12, df=94 P=.91
  No 1.0 (5.0)