Research Article
The Effect of Guided Imagery on Stress and Fatigue in Patients with Thyroid Cancer Undergoing Radioactive Iodine Therapy
Table 1
General characteristics of experimental and control groups (
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| | Characteristics | Total
() | Exp.
() | Con.
() | χ² | P | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | | Male | 19 (22.6) | 8 (18.2) | 11 (27.5) | 1.039 | 0.308 | | Female | 65 (77.4) | 36 (81.8) | 29 (72.5) | | Age (yr) | | | | | | | ≤30 | 5 (6.0) | 4 (9.1) | 1 (2.5) | 3.933 | 0.415 | | 31–40 | 14 (16.7) | 8 (18.2) | 6 (15.0) | | 41–50 | 24 (28.6) | 14 (31.8) | 10 (25.0) | | 51–60 | 28 (33.3) | 11 (25.0) | 17 (42.5) | | ≥61 | 13 (15.4) | 7 (15.9) | 6 (15.0) | | Education | | | | | | | Under middle school | 21 (25.0) | 10 (22.7) | 11 (27.5) | 3.497 | 0.174 | | High school | 25 (29.8) | 10 (22.7) | 15 (37.5) | | Over college | 38 (45.2) | 24 (54.6) | 14 (35.0) | | Currently employed | | | | | | | Yes | 43 (51.2) | 20 (45.5) | 23 (57.5) | 1.217 | 0.270 | | No | 41 (48.8) | 24 (54.5) | 17 (42.5) | | Marital status | | | | | | | Single | 5 (6.0) | 3 (6.8) | 2 (5.0) | 0.525 | 0.913 | | Married | 69 (82.1) | 35 (79.5) | 34 (85.0) | | Widowed | 8 (9.5) | 5 (11.4) | 3 (7.5) | | Separated | 2 (2.4) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.5) | | Religious | | | | | | | Yes | 40 (47.6) | 18 (40.9) | 22 (55.0) | 1.668 | 0.197 | | No | 44 (52.4) | 26 (59.1) | 18 (45.0) | | Perceived economic status | | | | | | | High | 8 (9.5) | 5 (11.4) | 3 (7.5) | 0.368 | 0.832 | | Middle | 70 (83.3) | 36 (81.8) | 34 (85.0) | | Low | 6 (7.2) | 3 (6.8) | 3 (7.5) | | Amount of radioactive iodine (mCi) | | | | | | | 100 | 56 (66.7) | 26 (59.1) | 30 (75.0) | 2.577 | 0.276 | | 150 | 21 (25.0) | 14 (31.8) | 7 (17.5) | | ≥180 | 7 (8.3) | 4 (9.1) | 3 (7.5) |
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