Table 6.
Correlation Between Subjective and Objective Sufficiency of Knowledge Processed in Patient Education
| Dimensions | General Sufficiency | Bio-physiological | Functional | Social | Experiential | Ethical | Financial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment Form | n | |||||||
| Predialysis | 47 | r=−0.25876 | r=−0.28437 | r=−0.15494 | r=−0.25470 | r=−0.23905 | r=−0.13505 | r=−0.23260 |
| p-value | 0.1023 | 0.0753 | 0.3334 | 0.1176 | 0.1542 | 0.3999 | 0.1486 | |
| PD | 69 | r=0.02862 | r=0.02043 | r=0.07757 | r=−0.05332 | r=0.00719 | r=0.04774 | r=0.00765 |
| p-value | 0.8168 | 0.8706 | 0.5327 | 0.6683 | 0.9561 | 0.7013 | 0.9514 | |
| HHD | 40 | r=0.10302 | r=−0.05932 | r=0.01770 | r=0.10639 | r=0.30155 | r=0.16768 | r=−0.04282 |
| p-value | 0.5270 | 0.7198 | 0.9137 | 0.5135 | 0.0621 | 0.3010 | 0.7930 |
Abbreviations: r, Pearson correlation coefficient; PD, peritoneal dialysis; HHD, home hemodialysis.