Research Article
Effect of Self-Determination Theory on Knowledge, Treatment Adherence, and Self-Management of Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis
Table 1
Comparison of general conditions between the two groups.
| | General information | Intervention group (n = 45) | Conventional group (n = 45) | t/χ2 value | value |
| | Age (years) | 63.8 ± 8.2 | 62.5 ± 8.2 | 0.752 | 0.454 |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 ± 2.0 | 23.8 ± 2.0 | 0.712 | 0.479 |
| | Years of education | 10.9 ± 2.5 | 10.6 ± 2.5 | 0.569 | 0.571 |
| | Age on dialysis (months) | 21.8 ± 5.3 | 20.9 ± 6.0 | 0.754 | 0.453 |
| | Sex (%) | | | 0.714 | 0.398 | | Male | 26 (57.78) | 22 (48.89) | | | | Female | 19 (42.22) | 23 (51.11) | | |
| | Primary disease (%) | | | 1.183 | 0.757 | | Glomerulonephritis | 26 (57.78) | 29 (64.44) | | | | Diabetic nephropathy | 8 (17.78) | 9 (20.00) | | | | Hypertensive nephropathy | 7 (15.56) | 4 (8.89) | | | | Others | 4 (8.89) | 3 (6.67) | | |
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