Table 6.
Differences on perception of nurses on needs of family members according to sociodemographic variables.
| Variables | No. | Perception on Needs of Family Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | ||||||
| Needs for Support | Needs for Information | Needs for Closeness | Needs for Assurance | Needs for Comfort | ||
| Age ( in years) | ||||||
| 20 – 29 | 60 | 34.56±5.01 | 28.50±2.86 | 24.73 ±3.04 | 24.05 ±3.07 | 16.65±2.92 |
| ≥30 | 5 | 35.40±2.88 | 25.80±4.14 | 26.40 ±1.64 | 25.40±2.70 | 17.40±.89 |
| p-value ∗ | 0.716 | 0.054 | 0.294 | 0.345 | 0.572 | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 19 | 36.47±5.15 | 26.78±3.20 | 24.26±2.51 | 24.26±3.29 | 16.31±2.51 |
| Unmarried | 46 | 33.86±4.59 | 28.91±2.75 | 25.08±3.14 | 24.10±2.97 | 16.86±2.94 |
| p–value ∗ | 0.049 | 0.009 | 0.315 | 0.854 | 0.476 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Dalit | 4 | 30.75±4.50 | 29.25±2.06 | 25.25±.957 | 24.75±1.89 | 14.00±2.44 |
| Janajati | 11 | 32.63±4.80 | 26.63±3.55 | 23.63±3.58 | 21.63±3.04 | 16.09±1.97 |
| Brahman/Chhetri | 50 | 35.38±4.72 | 28.58±2.89 | 25.08±2.91 | 24.66±2.88 | 17.06±2.90 |
| p –value ∗ ∗ | 0.060 | 0.126 | 0.339 | 0.009 | 0.081 | |
| Religion | ||||||
| Hindu | 62 | 34.67±4.89 | 28.35±3.08 | 24.91±2.94 | 24.20±3.00 | 16.67±2.85 |
| Buddhist | 3 | 33.66±5.13 | 27.00±0.00 | 23.33±4.04 | 23.00±4.35 | 17.33±2.51 |
| p –value | 0.729 | 0.454 | 0.372 | 0.507 | 0.697 | |
S.D.: standard deviation; significance level at < 0.05. ∗Independent t-test; ∗∗ one-way ANOVA test.