Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics in the control and intervention groups
| Control group (N %) | Intervention group (N %) | P valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Males | 21 (70) | 13 (43.3) | 0.067 |
| Females | 9 (30) | 17 (56.7) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 4 (13.3) | 6 (20) | 0.825 |
| Married | 23 (76.7) | 22 (73.3) | ||
| Widow | 3 (10) | 2 (6.7) | ||
| Educational level | Illiterate | 6 (20) | 4 (13.3) | 0.217 |
| Primary | 15 (50) | 8 (26.7) | ||
| Guidance | 3 (10) | 4 (13.3) | ||
| High school | 3 (10) | 8 (26.7) | ||
| Academic | 3 (10) | 6 (20) | ||
| Type of cancer | Liver | 0 | 2 (6.7) | 0.057 |
| Breast | 1 (3.3) | 8 (26.7) | ||
| CML | 3 (10) | 0 | ||
| Lymphomas | 1 (3.3) | 5 (16.7) | ||
| CRC | 5(16.7) | 3 (10) | ||
| ALL | 3 (10) | 1 (3.3) | ||
| Lung | 3 (10) | 2 (6.7) | ||
| Esophagus | 2 (6.7) | 0 | ||
| Gastric | 3 (10) | 1 (3.3) | ||
| Prostate | 2 (6.7) | 1 (3.3) | ||
| Bone marrow | 1 (3.3) | 0 | ||
| Small intestine | 0 | 1 (3.3) | ||
| AML | 2 (6.7) | 3 (10) | ||
| Sarcoma | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | ||
| Thyroid | 0 | 1 (3.3) | ||
| Brain | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | ||
| Pancreatic | 2 (6.7) | 0 | ||
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P valueb | |
| 54.66 (17.09) | 47.93 (17.44) | 0.137 | ||
| Time from diagnosis (years) | 1.93 (1.85) | 2.54 (2.85) | 0.333 | |
| Chemotherapy course | 8.7 (8.25) | 4.83 (3.24) | 0.02 | |
aChi-square and Fisher’s exact tests
bt-test
CML chronic myelogenous leukemia, CRC colorectal cancer, AML acute myeloid leukemia