Variable | Group | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | Independent t-test | P value | |||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Age | 46.00 | 2.00 | 49.37 | 1.91 | − 1.22 | 0.23 |
n | % | n | % | |||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 17 | 56.7 | 13 | 43.3 | χ2 = 1.07 | 0.30 |
Male | 13 | 43.3 | 17 | 56.7 | ||
Education | ||||||
Uneducated | 12 | 40 | 20 | 66.7 | χ2 = 4.49 | 0.11 |
Diploma | 7 | 23.3 | 3 | 10 | ||
Associate degree and higher | 11 | 36.7 | 7 | 23.3 | ||
History of mental disorders | ||||||
Yes | 4 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | Fisher's exact test = 4.29 | 0.11 |
No | 26 | 86.7 | 30 | 100 | ||
Are you in the waiting list for a kidney transplant? | ||||||
Yes | 23 | 76.7 | 23 | 76.7 | – | – |
No | 7 | 23.3 | 7 | 23.3 | ||
Do you have any other underlying diseases? | ||||||
Yes | 29 | 96.7 | 29 | 96.7 | – | – |
No | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.3 | ||
Experience of a stressful event in the last 6 months | ||||||
Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
No | 30 | 100 | 30 | 100 | ||
History of participation in stress management programs | ||||||
Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
No | 30 | 100 | 30 | 100 | ||
History of using psychiatric drugs | ||||||
Yes | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Fisher's exact test = 3.16 | 0.24 |
No | 27 | 90 | 30 | 100 |