Table 3 Relation between sociodemographic data and QOL assessed by Ferrans and Powers Quality of life scale among ESRD patients
From: Psychiatric comorbidity and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Sociodemographic data | Total quality life (QOL) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Sig. test | P value | |
Age | 12.47364 | 3.886928 | -2.646 | < 0.001** |
Sex | ||||
Male | 12.7329 | 3.795743 | 0.643 | 0.422 |
Female | 12.1495 | 4.011331 | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single | 18.44429 | 1.532360 | 13.927 | < 0.001** |
Married | 12.52625 | 3.514332 | ||
Divorced after dialysis | 12.59000 | 4.866939 | ||
Widow | 7.74900 | 1.896391 | ||
Educational level | ||||
Illiterate | 10.56017 | 3.131876 | 21.778 | < 0.001** |
Primary | 10.71111 | 2.594000 | ||
High school | 14.26000 | 3.598981 | ||
University | 16.55033 | 2.415480 | ||
Occupational state | ||||
Working | 15.5314 | 3.068196 | 17.584 | < 0.001** |
Not working | 11.0633 | 3.633154 | ||
Stopped working after dialysis | 12.0823 | 3.335666 | ||