The Effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of Jordanian Patients Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample ().

Character	Total sample	Intervention ()	Control ()
Age
Gender
Male	41 (39)	23 (38.3)	18 (40)
Female	64 (61)	37 (61.7)	27 (60)
Marital status
Single	53 (50.5)	30 (50)	23 (51.1)
Married	47 (44.8)	27 (45)	20 (44.4)
Divorced	5 (4.8)	3 (5)	2 (1.9)
Education
Baccalaureate	92 (87.6)	52 (86.7)	40 (88.9)
Master	13 (12.4)	8 (13.3)	5 (11.1)
Financial status
Comfortable	54 (51.4)	31 (51.7)	23 (51.1)
Tight	51 (48.6)	29 (48.3)	22 (48.9)
Employment
Employed	81 (77.1)	46 (76.7)	35 (77.8)
Unemployed	24 (22.9)	14 (23.3)	10 (22.2)
Duration of disease
Less than one year	14 (13.3)	8 (13.3)	6 (13.3)
Between 1 and 2 years	41 (39)	23 (38.3)	18 (40)
Between 2 and 3 years	36 (34.3)	21 (35)	15 (33.3)
More than 3 years	14 (13.3)	8 (13.3)	6 (13.3)
Relapse for the last two years
Zero	33 (31.4)	18 (30)	15 (33.3)
One time	34 (32.4)	20 (33.3)	14 (31.1)
Two times	14 (13.3)	9 (15)	5 (11.1)
Three times	24 (22.9)	13 (21.7)	11 (24.4)

Values are described as (%) or .