TABLE 1.

Comparison of the demographic characteristics of patients in two groups

Variables	Group		Results of the intergroup test
	Control (N = 30)	Intervention (N = 30)
Gender (number %)
Male	18 (%60)	9 (%30)	p = .02 a
Female	12 (%40)	21 (%70)
Hospitalization history (number %)
Yes	6 (%20)	12 (%30)	p = .09 a
No	24 (%80)	18 (%60)
Other chronic diseases (number %)
Yes	15 (%50)	9 (%30)	p = .11 a
No	15 (%50)	21 (%70)
Occupational status (number %)
Self‐employed	18 (%60)	9 (%30)	p = .053 b
Housewife	11 (%37)	19 (%63.3)
Employee	1 (%3.3)	2 (%6.6)
Level of education (number %)
Primary studies	9 (%30)	13 (%43.3)	p = .6 b
Secondary studies	18 (%60)	14 (%46.7)
University studies	3 (%10)	3 (%10)
Age (years) Mean ± Standard deviation	44.4 ± 8.5	40.9 ± 8.6	p = .08 c

^aChi‐square test.

^bThe Fisher's exact test.

^cThe Mann‐Whitney U test.