Table 2.

Comparison of the intervention and control groups regarding demographic characteristics

Groups	Control	Intervention	P value
Variables	N (%)	N (%)
Gender
Female	16 (38.1)	15 (35.7)	0.73*
Male	5 (11.9)	6 (14.3)
Educational level
Diploma	16 (38.1)	16 (38.1)	1*
Post-graduate	5 (11.9)	5 (11.9)
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD
Age (Year)	45.42±7.71	48.57±7.89	0.19**
Duration of disease (Year)	7.28±7.84	8.28±3.67	0.33**

^*Chi-square test

^**Independent t-test