Demographic characteristic | Intervention group | Control group | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Number (percent) | Number (percent) | ||
0.387 | |||
Female | 22 (48.9) | 26 (57.8) | |
Male | 23 (51.1) | 19 (42.2) | |
0.148 | |||
Married | 26 (57.8) | 26 (57.8) | |
Single | 13 (28.9) | 14 (31.1) | |
Divorced | 5 (11.1) | 4 (8.9) | |
Spouse of the deceased | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | |
0.329 | |||
High school | 25 (55.6) | 11 (24.4) | |
Diploma | 14 (31.1) | 27 (60.0) | |
College education | 6 (13.4) | 7 (15.6) | |
0.231 | |||
Housewife | 20 (44.4) | 22 (48.9) | |
Employee | 7 (15.6) | 6 (13.3) | |
Self-employed | 9 (20.0) | 8 (17.8) | |
Retired | 9 (20.0) | 9 (20.0) |
Patient number | Group | Patient number | Group | Patient number | Group | Patient number | Group | Patient number | Group |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A | 25 | A | 49 | A | 67 | B | 85 | A |
2 | B | 26 | B | 50 | A | 68 | A | 86 | B |
3 | A | 27 | A | 51 | B | 69 | B | 87 | A |
4 | B | 28 | B | 52 | B | 70 | A | 88 | B |
5 | A | 29 | A | 53 | A | 71 | A | 89 | A |
6 | B | 30 | B | 54 | B | 72 | B | 90 | B |
7 | B | 31 | B | 55 | B | 73 | B | ||
8 | A | 32 | A | 56 | A | 74 | A | ||
9 | B | 33 | B | 57 | A | 75 | A | ||
10 | A | 34 | A | 58 | B | 76 | B | ||
11 | B | 35 | B | 59 | A | 77 | A | ||
12 | A | 36 | A | 60 | B | 78 | B | ||
13 | B | 37 | A | 61 | B | 79 | B | ||
14 | A | 38 | B | 62 | B | 80 | B | ||
15 | B | 39 | B | 63 | A | 81 | A | ||
16 | A | 40 | A | 64 | A | 82 | A | ||
17 | B | 41 | A | 65 | A | 83 | A | ||
18 | A | 42 | B | 66 | B | 84 | B |
Before intervention | Wk2 | Wk4 | Wk6 | Wk8 | Wk10 | Wk12 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | ||
SMWT | 232.22 | 214.08 | 233.17 | 234.86 | 238.98 | 245.17 | 248.46 | 250.55 | 240.22 | ||||||
(68.17) | (75.33) | (65.58) | (68.12) | (69.67) | (73.93) | (71.33) | (71.92) | (73.92) |
Characteristic | Intervention | Control | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Age (years) | 43.28 | 10.31 | 44.20 | 9.85 | 0.669 |
Duration of hemodialysis treatment (years) | 11.76 | 41.21 | 11.76 | 41.19 | 1 |
Dimension | Before intervention | Wk2 | Wk4 | Wk6 | Wk8 | Wk10 | Wk12 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | ||
Symptoms and problems | 33.91 | 33.55 | 32.97 | 32.19 | 32.66 | 32.26 | 29.75 | 30.9 | 32.13 | F = 9.009 | |||||
9.7 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 11.07 | 9.2 | 10.5 | |||||||
Effect of kidney disease | 25.11 | 25.26 | 25.70 | 25.31 | 25.43 | 24.60 | 24.73 | 24.11 | 24.66 | F=8.310 | |||||
7.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | |||||||
Kidney disease burden | 10.80 | 10.66 | 10.64 | 10.60 | 11.08 | 11.0 | 10.46 | 10.75 | 10.64 | F=2.555 | |||||
4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | |||||||
Working status | 3.48 | 3.51 | 3.51 | 3.51 | 3.51 | 3.51 | 3.51 | 3.51 | 3.53 | F= | |||||
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||||
Cognitive function | 9.03 | 8.75 | 8.42 | 9.46 | 8.07 | 9.30 | 8.78 | 9.17 | 9.14 | F = 14.802 | |||||
2.74 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | |||||||
Quality of social interactions | 9.95 | 9.95 | 10.30 | 10.00 | 10.15 | 9.90 | 9.60 | 9.37 | 9.30 | F = 4.303 | |||||
2.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.04 | 2.9 | 2.45 | 3.3 | 3.1 | P = 0.007 | ||||||
Sexual function | 7.24 | 7.22 | 7.48 | 6.88 | 7.14 | 7.14 | 6.85 | 6.97 | 6.92 | F = 14.325 | |||||
3.05 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.05 | 3.0 | 2.9 | |||||||
Sleep | 16.41 | 16.38 | 16.55 | 15.89 | 15.21 | 16.73 | 16.97 | 16.45 | 16.47 | F = 3.605 | |||||
3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | |||||||
Social support | 7.07 | 7.13 | 7.24 | 7.22 | 7.02 | 7.02 | 6.93 | 7.08 | 6.91 | F = 3.596 | |||||
1.63 | 1.61 | 1.49 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | P = 0.037 | ||||||
Encourage dialysis staff | 4.95 | 4.88 | 4.79 | 4.70 | 4.54 | 4.54 | 4.61 | 4.65 | 4.83 | F = 5.668 | |||||
3.2 | 3.00 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |||||||
Patient satisfaction | 4.47 | 4.45 | 4.38 | 4.61 | 4.97 | 4.88 | 5.38 | 5.15 | 5.11 | F = 7.894 | |||||
3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.01 | 2.86 | 2.78 | 2.74 | 2.89 | 3.04 | |||||||
Physical function | 21.8 | 21.30 | 21.59 | 21.04 | 20.83 | 20.80 | 21.52 | 21.38 | 21.53 | F = 5.332 | |||||
4.97 | 5.13 | 5.04 | 5.19 | 5.45 | 5.58 | 5.11 | 5.16 | 4.38 | P = 0.006 | ||||||
Restrictions of role due to physical problems | 6.00 | 6.06 | 6.26 | 6.33 | 6.42 | 6.55 | 6.13 | 6.06 | 6.13 | F = 3.804 | |||||
1.66 | 1.67 | 1.35 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.52 | P= 0.019 | ||||||
Pain | 8.30 | 8.27 | 7.90 | 7.86 | 7.47 | 7.00 | 7.31 | 6.56 | 6.52 | F = 18.943 | |||||
2.22 | 2.29 | 2.54 | 2.92 | 2.37 | 2.15 | 1.82 | 2.29 | 2.22 | |||||||
General health | 16.84 | 16.93 | 16.61 | 15.97 | 16.17 | 15.45 | 15.18 | 15.15 | 15.04 | F = 24.572 | |||||
3.24 | 3.23 | 2.95 | 3.17 | 3.22 | 2.70 | 2.99 | 3.28 | 3.34 | |||||||
Sense of well-being psychologically | 17.73 | 17.92 | 17.78 | 17.54 | 17.47 | 17.00 | 17.59 | 17.21 | 17.02 | F = 2.412 | |||||
2.65 | 2.55 | 2.29 | 1.69 | 2.43 | 2.29 | 2.24 | 2.63 | 2.69 | |||||||
Restrictions on role due to emotional problems | 5.29 | 5.25 | 5.36 | 5.19 | 5.26 | 5.14 | 5.09 | 5.04 | 5.13 | F = 7.294 | |||||
1.07 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.25 | |||||||
Social performance | 5.86 | 5.86 | 5.59 | 6.02 | 6.38 | 6.40 | 6.56 | 6.47 | 6.43 | F = 13.203 | |||||
1.03 | 1.12 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.60 | 2.19 | 1.99 | 2.21 | 2.44 | |||||||
Vitality | 13.60 | 13.91 | 14.37 | 13.66 | 13.95 | 13.20 | 13.60 | 13.48 | 13.57 | F = 4.954 | |||||
2.53 | 2.79 | 2.32 | 2.08 | 2.51 | 2.86 | 2.57 | 2.06 | 2.91 | P = 0.009 |