1Department of Nursing, Gimhae College, Gimhae, Korea.
2Masan Wongwang Boeun House, Masan, Korea.
© 2016 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science ICT & Future Planning (No. 2014R1A1A1008093).
| Characteristics | Categories | Cont. (n=20) | Exp. (n=15) | χ2 or Fisher exact | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) or M±SD | n (%) or M±SD | ||||
| Gender | Female | 10 (50.0) | 9 (60.0) | 0.35 | .557 |
| Male | 10 (50.0) | 6 (40.0) | |||
| Age (year) | 66.95±8.38 | 71.27±6.26 | 13.37 | .104 | |
| 60~64 | 4 (20.0) | 2 (13.3) | |||
| 65~69 | 5 (25.0) | 4 (26.7) | |||
| 70~74 | 7 (35.0) | 6 (40.0) | |||
| ≥75 | 4 (20.0) | 3 (20.0) | |||
| Education level | ≤Elementary school | 9 (45.0) | 6 (40.0) | 25.72 | .503 |
| Middle school | 7 (35.0) | 5 (33.3) | |||
| ≥High school | 4 (20.0) | 4 (26.7) | |||
| Marital state | Divorce, separation bereavement | 9 (45.0) | 10 (66.7) | 12.01 | .097 |
| Married (live spouse) | 11 (55.0) | 5 (33.3) | |||
| Average monthly income (10,000 won) | <50 | 5 (25.0) | 6 (40.0) | 7.01 | .058 |
| 50~99 | 10 (50.0) | 5 (33.3) | |||
| ≥100 | 5 (25.0) | 4 (26.7) | |||
| Living together with | Spouse | 10 (50.0) | 4 (26.7) | 7.50 | .056 |
| Son or daughter | 5 (25.0) | 2 (13.3) | |||
| No one | 2 (10.0) | 8 (53.3) | |||
| Spouse and children | 3 (15.0) | 1 (6.7) | |||
| Job | Yes | 7 (35.0) | 2 (13.3) | 2.11 | .244 |
| No | 13 (65.0) | 13 (86.7) | |||
| Duration of patients' illness (year) | ≤4 | 7 (35.0) | 6 (40.1) | 2.30 | .745 |
| 5~8 | 8 (40.0) | 4 (26.6) | |||
| ≥9 | 5 (25.0) | 5 (33.3) | |||
| Age of onset (year) | ≤60 | 60.40±8.80 4 (20.0) |
65.07±6.60 2 (13.3) |
-2.01 | .072 |
| 61~70 | 12 (60.0) | 11 (73.3) | |||
| ≥71 | 4 (20.0) | 2 (13.3) | |||
| Gait disability | Yes | 12 (60.0) | 7 (46.7) | 0.61 | .433 |
| No | 8 (40.0) | 8 (53.3) |
| Variables | Cont. (n=20) | Exp. (n=15) | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M±SD | M±SD | |||
| Depression | 18.75±11.18 | 11.93±7.53 | 2.07 | .059 |
| Chronic illness anticipated stigma | 39.35±18.77 | 38.40±11.59 | 1.12 | .141 |
| Health related quality of life | 29.47±5.83 | 25.10±7.07 | 0.95 | .062 |
| Variables | Groups | Pretest | Posttest 1 | Posttest 2 | p† | F (p) | Sources | F (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M±SD | M±SD | M±SD | Post 1/Pre | Post 2/Post 1 | |||||
| Depression | Cont. | 18.75±11.18 | 16.95±9.98 | 19.00±11.30 | .326 | .023 | 0.21 (.809) | Group | 0.98 (.332) |
| Exp. | 11.93±7.53 | 11.60±10.62 | 11.20±9.62 | .827 | .668 | 0.02 (.977) | Time | 1.13 (.324) | |
| p† | .059 | .365 | .331 | Time*Group | 0.83 (.421) | ||||
| CIAS | Cont. | 39.35±18.77 | 41.45±15.28 | 45.45±15.36 | .978 | <.001 | 0.89 (.416) | Group | 5.70 (.024) |
| Exp. | 38.40±11.59 | 37.47±10.60 | 31.33±13.51 | .710 | .066 | 1.55 (.225) | Time | 9.10 (<.001) | |
| p† | .141 | .162 | .006 | Time*Group | 6.47 (.003) | ||||
| Quality of life | Cont. | 29.47±5.83 | 16.87±6.53 | 17.00±6.30 | .001 | .912 | 20.25 (.000) | Group | 2.43 (.129) |
| Exp. | 25.10±7.07 | 22.40±7.39 | 26.25±7.49 | .063 | .009 | 3.53 (.036) | Time | 4.75 (.027) | |
| p† | .062 | .731 | .852 | Time*Group | 3.94 (.045) | ||||
Cont.=control group; Exp.=experimental group.
Cont.=control group; Exp.=experimental group.
p=p for group differences; Cont.=control group; Exp.=experimental group; CIAS=chronic illness anticipated stigma.