Table 2.
Patients sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristics | Total n = 240 (%) | Experimental n = 121 (%) | Control n = 119 (%) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean Age (±SD) range: 22–89 years |
54.8 ± 11.5 | 53.8 ± 8.4 | 54.1 ± 10.1 | 0.81 |
| Gender | 0.701 | |||
| Female | 77.34% | 78.2 | 80.2 | |
| Male | 22.66% | 21.8 | 19.8 | |
| Marital status | 0.326 | |||
| Married | 82.3% | 81.0 | 85.7 | |
| Widows | 11.7% | 11.6 | 10.2 | |
| Divorced | 6.26% | 8.4 | 4.1 | |
| Education | 0.326 | |||
| Illiterate | 37.5% | 40.5 | 42.0 | |
| < High school | 42.8% | 38.0 | 43.7 | |
| > High school | 19.7% | 21.5 | 14.3 | |
| Employment | 0.745 | |||
| Employed | 86.7 | 89.1 | 86.8 | |
| unemployed | 13.3 | 10.9 | 13.2 | |
| Income per month | 0.245 | |||
| < $100 | 26.7 | 25.6 | 27.7 | |
| 100–200$ | 52.1 | 48.8 | 55.5 | |
| > $200 | 21.2 | 25.6 | 16.8 | |
| Comorbid conditions | 0.89 | |||
| Congestive heart failure | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| Diabetes | 43.6 | 52.6 | 46.7 | 0.26 |
| Coronary artery disease | 12.5 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 0.69 |
| Nicotine dependence | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.91 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 6.7 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 0.21 |
| Health literacy | 0.321 | |||
| Inadequate | 55.3 | 55.15 | 48.87 | |
| Borderline | 14.7 | 10.9 | 14.5 | |
| Adequate | 30 | 27.4 | 25.3 | |
| Physician-Patient communication skills | ||||
| Limited | 66.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 0.710 |
| Adequate | 33.3 | 35.6 | 26.7 | |
| Self-efficacy | ||||
| Good | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.52 |
| Moderate | 40.8 | 38.2 | 43.4 | 0.24 |
| Poor | 58 | 60.6 | 55.4 | 0.31 |
| Medication adherence | ||||
| Acceptable | 12.4 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 0.31 |
| Moderate | 20.6 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 0.45 |
| Poor | 67 | 69.4 | 64.6 | 0.42 |
*Significant at the p < 0.05 level, aTesting significant differences between control and experimental groups; b using HLAQs for patients with BP, comprised of 33 items scored on a 4 point scale, higher scores indicate physicians are proficient to improve patients’ communication needs and health-literacy limitations