Research Article
Quality of Life and Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines among Narcotics Anonymous Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southeast Iran
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the participants and their relation with overall quality of life among the participants.
| | Variable | Frequency (percent) | Overall quality of life | Statistical test ( value) | | Mean | SD |
| | Age (years) | | ≤30 | 53 (28.0) | 59.67 | 26.93 | F = 2.0 (0.12) | | 31–40 | 69 (36.5) | 64.49 | 21.18 | | 41–50 | 43 (22.8) | 70.64 | 17.86 | | >50 | 24 (12.7) | 60.42 | 27.50 | | Sex | | Female | 27 (14.3) | 58.33 | 24.76 | t = −1.37 (0.17) | | Male | 162 (85.7) | 64.97 | 23.01 | | Marital status | | Single | 52 (27.5) | 60.58 | 22.60 | F = 0.78 (0.46) | | Married | 124 (65.6) | 65.32 | 22.64 | | Divorced/widow(er) | 13 (6.9) | 65.38 | 31.93 | | Education level | | <Diploma | 84 (44.5) | 65.77 | 22.05 | F = 0.60 (0.55) | | Diploma | 60 (31.7) | 61.46 | 24.06 | | Academic | 45 (23.8) | 64.17 | 24.80 | | Job | | Employed | 158 (16.4) | 66.53 | 21.69 | t = −3.44 (0.001) | | Unemployed | 31 (83.6) | 51.21 | 27.26 | | Living place | | Urban | 165 (87.3) | 64.09 | 24.43 | t = 0.11 (0.91) | | Rural | 24 (12.7) | 63.54 | 13.75 |
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SD: standard deviation, t: independent t-test, and F: analysis of variance.
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