The Effect of Using Peer on Self-Care, Quality of Life, and Adherence in Elderly People with Coronary Artery Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants.

	Peer education (n = 15)	Peer education (n = 15)	Control (n = 15)	value
		Frequency (percent)	Frequency (percent)
Gender	Male	9 (60)	8 (53.3)	0.713
	Female	6 (40)	7 (46.7)
Marital status	Married	15 (100)	15 (100)	1.0
	Widowed	0	0
History of hospitalization	Yes	10 (66.7)	15 (100)	0.014
	No	5 (33.3)	0 (0)

Chi-square test.