Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics and the overall level of acceptance of illness in the study group
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Men | 43 (43) |
| Women | 57 (57) |
| Place of living | |
| Village | 32 (32) |
| City | 68 (68) |
| Education | |
| Primary | 17 (17) |
| Vocational | 27 (27) |
| Secondary | 20 (20) |
| Postsecondary | 3 (3) |
| University | 33 (33) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 26 (26) |
| Married | 44 (44) |
| Widow/widower | 17 (17) |
| Divorced | 13 (13) |
| Type or cause of surgery | |
| Vascular surgery | 6 (6) |
| Appendectomy | 8 (8) |
| Hernia | 7 (7) |
| Cesarean section | 2 (2) |
| Cholecystectomy | 8 (8) |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 3 (3) |
| Surgery of the spine | 2 (2) |
| Aneurysm | 3 (3) |
| Removal of foreign body from the wound | 2 (2) |
| Dermatological surgery | 5 (5) |
| Gynecological surgery | 2 (2) |
| Cardiac surgery | 3 (3) |
| Kidney surgery | 6 (6) |
| Ophthalmic surgery | 5 (5) |
| Oncological treatment | 7 (7) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 9 (9) |
| Urological surgery | 5 (5) |
| Fracture | 9 (9) |
| Miscellaneous | 8 (8) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Hypertension | 21 (21) |
| Asthma | 5 (5) |
| Diabetes | 11 (11) |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 3 (3) |
| Heart failure | 7 (7) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 4 (4) |
| Renal insufficiency | 2 (2) |
| Osteoporosis | 5 (5) |
| Atherosclerosis | 2 (2) |
| Degenerative changes of the spine | 3 (3) |
| Obesity | 3 (3) |
| Miscellaneous | 27 (27) |
| Taking analgesics | |
| Yes | 86 (86) |
| No | 14 (14) |
| Overall level of acceptance of illness | |
| Lack of acceptance | 23 (23) |
| Moderate acceptance level | 54 (54) |
| High acceptance level | 23 (23) |