Research Article
Needs and Self-Care Efficacy for Cancer Patients Suffering from Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Table 6
Relation between social needs and their sociodemographic variables.
| Sociodemographic variables | Social need | Tests | Mean | ± | SD | t/f | value |
| Age | From 20 to less than 34 | 2.564 | ± | 0.996 | 6.747 | 0.002∗ | From 35 to less than 50 | 2.378 | ± | 1.063 | From 50 to 60 | 1.879 | ± | 1.010 | Sex | Male | 2.309 | ± | 1.069 | 0.584 | 0.560 | Female | 2.207 | ± | 1.051 | Marital status | Single | 3.333 | ± | 0.866 | 5.412 | <0.001∗∗ | Married | 2.276 | ± | 1.043 | Widower | 1.750 | ± | 0.967 | Divorced | 1.800 | ± | 0.447 | Job | Not work | 2.062 | ± | 1.029 | −3.087 | 0.002∗ | Work | 2.604 | ± | 1.025 | Education | Illiterate | 1.657 | ± | 1.056 | 14.526 | <0.001∗∗ | Reads and writes | 1.818 | ± | 0.588 | Qualified average | 2.245 | ± | 0.693 | High qualified | 2.955 | ± | 1.180 | Cost | | | | | 4.714 | 0.010∗ | Health insurance | 2.282 | ± | 1.032 | Private insurance | 2.875 | ± | 0.991 | M income∗ | Not enough for treatment | 2.034 | ± | 0.884 | −5.057 | <0.001∗∗ | Enough to cover the cost of treatment | 3.000 | ± | 1.255 | Residence | North of Gaza Governorate | 2.212 | ± | 0.857 | −0.253 | 0.801 | Gaza Governorate | 2.210 | ± | 1.109 | The middle governorate | 2.265 | ± | 1.129 | Family M∗ | No | 2.000 | ± | 0.000 | 0.932 | 0.447 | One | 1.750 | ± | 0.500 | Two | 2.111 | ± | 0.928 | Three | 2.552 | ± | 0.948 | Four and more | 2.210 | ± | 1.115 | “Depending-on” persons | Not found | 2.071 | ± | 0.730 | 2.508 | 0.045∗ | Parents | 2.789 | ± | 1.228 | Brothers | 1.875 | ± | 0.885 | Sons | 2.000 | ± | 0.856 | Wife or husband | 2.343 | ± | 1.128 |
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M income∗: monthly income. Family M∗: family members. SD: standard deviation. f/t: F-test/T-test. Nonsig.: >0.05; sig.: ≤0.05∗; high sig.: ≤0.001∗∗.
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