Table 1.
Comparison of Demographic Characteristics Between Intervention and Control Groups.
| Group Variable |
Control Group |
Intervention Group |
Statistical Test | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age (years) | 45.64 | 10.11 | 44.14 | 11.19 | t = 0.47 | .64 |
| Disease duration (months) | 14.82 | 10.0 | 27.14 | 32.11 | Z = −1.27 | .20 |
| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |||
| Education level | ||||||
| Uneducated | 3 | 13.6 | 2 | 9.1 | Fisher’s exact test = 1.91 | .81 |
| Middle/high school | 2 | 9.2 | 4 | 18.2 | ||
| Diploma | 4 | 18.2 | 5 | 22.7 | ||
| Associate/bachelor | 12 | 54.5 | 9 | 40.9 | ||
| Master/higher | 1 | 4.5 | 2 | 9.1 | ||
| Job | ||||||
| Housewife | 5 | 22.7 | 11 | 50 | χ2 = 3.96 | .18 |
| Employed | 12 | 54.6 | 9 | 40.9 | ||
| Self-employed | 5 | 22.7 | 2 | 9.1 | ||
| Insurance type | ||||||
| Self-employed | 3 | 13.6 | 1 | 4.5 | χ2 = 3.73 | .18 |
| Social security | 13 | 59.1 | 9 | 40.9 | ||
| Therapeutic services | 6 | 27.3 | 12 | 54.5 | ||
| Monthly family income | ||||||
| <1 million | 3 | 13.6 | 7 | 31.8 | χ2 = 3.34 | .36 |
| 1-2 million | 10 | 45.5 | 5 | 22.7 | ||
| 2-3 million | 6 | 27.3 | 7 | 31.8 | ||
| >3 million | 3 | 13.6 | 3 | 13.6 | ||
| History of other diseases | ||||||
| Yes | 21 | 95.5 | 21 | 95.5 | — | — |
| No | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
| Type of treatment | ||||||
| Chemotherapy | 10 | 45.5 | 3 | 13.6 | Fisher’s exact test = 12.10 | .009 |
| Radiotherapy | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Surgery | 3 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
| Chemotherapy and surgery | 1 | 4.5 | 4 | 18.2 | ||
| Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery | 7 | 31.8 | 14 | 63.6 | ||
| Chemotherapy sessions | ||||||
| ≤6 | 12 | 54.5 | 7 | 31.8 | χ2 = 2.32 | .11 |
| >6 | 10 | 45.5 | 15 | 68.2 | ||
Abbreviations: T, independent-t test; Z, Mann–Whitney U test.