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Table 3 Frequency distribution of demographic information of the study participants

From: The effect of Orem-based self-care education on improving self-care ability of patients undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized clinical trial

Variable

 

Control

Experimental

p-value

n(%)

n(%)

BMI

 

23.31 ± 5.03

23.20 ± 5.37

t (98) = .685 p = .410

Gender

Male

(70) 35

(70) 35

0.58

Female

(30) 15

(30) 15

Marital Status

Married

(74) 37

(68) 34

0.33

Single

(26) 13

(32) 16

Educated

Primary/Secondary

(68) 34

(48) 24

0.06

Diploma

(28) 14

(36) 18

Academic

(4) 2

(16) 8

Occupation

Housewife

(72) 36

(58) 29

0.44

Employee

(10) 5

(14) 7

Unemployed

(4) 2

(10) 5

Student

(14) 7

(18) 9

Number of Children

One

(38) 19

(52) 26

0.57

Two or more

(62) 31

(48) 24

Mood

Calm

(94) 47

(94) 47

0.71

Anxious

(4) 2

(2) 1

Depressed

(2) 1

(4) 2

Insurance

Yes

46 (92)

(94) 47

0.5

No

(8) 4

(6) 3

Support system

Spouse / Family

(66) 33

(76) 38

0.15

Friends / acquaintances

(10) 5

(6) 3

Relief Foundation / Welfare Organization

(8) 4

(4) 2

Other

(14) 7

(14) 7

Source of information acquisition

Client

(60) 30

(64) 32

0.44

Family

(40) 20

(36) 18

Language

Farsi

(46) 23

(50) 25

0.42

Arabic

(54) 27

(50) 25