Table 3.
Distribution of the findings showing the effects of patients’ home care selected characteristics on their home care needs
| Home care-related characteristics | Home care needs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Statistics | |||
| n | % * | n | % * | ||
| Daily self-care | |||||
| Yes | 6 | 6.7 | 84 | 93.3 | |
| No | 26 | 100.00 | - | - | |
| Somebody dealing with home care | |||||
| Avaible | 31 | 59.6 | 21 | 40.4 |
χ2=48.402 d.f.=1, P=0.000 |
| Unavailable | 1 | 1.6 | 63 | 98.4 | |
| Somebody dealing with home care | |||||
| Wives | 22 | 56.4 | 17 | 43.6 | |
| Children | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 50.0 | |
| Siblings | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | |
| Private nurse | 3 | 100.0 | - | - | |
| Another people who need to home care at patients’ family | |||||
| Available | 10 | 71.4 | 4 | 28.6 |
χ2=15.320 d.f.=1, P=0.000 |
| Unavailable | 22 | 21.6 | 80 | 78.4 | |
| Negative effects of prostate cancer on patients’ life | |||||
| Yes | 29 | 34.5 | 55 | 65.5 |
χ2=7.337 d.f.=1, P=0.007 |
| No | 3 | 9.4 | 29 | 90.6 | |
| Effect partner relationships | |||||
| Yes | 22 | 28.6 | 55 | 71.4 |
χ2=0.111 d.f.=1, P>0.05 |
| No | 10 | 25.6 | 29 | 74.4 | |
| Health perception | |||||
| Very well | 5 | 22.7 | 17 | 77.3 |
χ2=12.452 d.f.=2, P=002** |
| Well | 11 | 17.5 | 52 | 82.5 | |
| Bad | 16 | 51.6 | 15 | 48.4 | |
*Line percent were taken. **Fisher’s Exact test was performed materiality control