Table 4.
The level of self-efficacy in the respondents with regard to gender, study group affiliation, and age
| Characteristic | GSES scores
|
P-values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low N=60 |
Average N=91 |
High N=149 |
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| Women N=213 |
0.432 | |||
| N | 40 | 69 | 104 | |
| % | 18.78% | 32.39% | 48.83% | |
| Men N=87 |
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| N | 20 | 22 | 45 | |
| % | 22.99% | 25.29% | 51.72% | |
| UHS N=100 |
<0.001 | |||
| N | 6 | 37 | 57 | |
| % | 6.00% | 37.00% | 57.00% | |
| UTA N=100 |
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| N | 7 | 32 | 61 | |
| % | 7.00% | 32.00% | 61.00% | |
| PNH N=100 |
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| N | 47 | 22 | 31 | |
| % | 47.00% | 22.00% | 31.00% | |
| 60–69 years old N=154 |
<0.001 | |||
| N | 19 | 43 | 92 | |
| % | 12.34% | 27.92% | 59.74% | |
| 70–79 years old N=102 |
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| N | 18 | 38 | 46 | |
| % | 17.65% | 37.25% | 45.10% | |
| 80 years old and above N=44 |
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| N | 23 | 10 | 11 | |
| % | 52.27% | 22.73% | 25.00% | |
Abbreviations: GSES, General Self-Efficacy Scale; PNH, public nursing home; UHS, University of Healthy Seniors; UTA, University of the Third Age.