Research Article
Social Support Associated with Quality of Life in Home Care Patients with Intractable Neurological Disease in Japan
Table 5
Relation with a person who will listen empathically to anxieties or troubles with the use of welfare resources and medical institutions.
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Have no person who will listen |
Have person who will listen | P value | | n | % | n | % |
| Living status | | | | | | Alone | 1 | 3.8 | 5 | 10.9 | 0.408 | With family | 25 | 96.2 | 41 | 89.1 | Hobby | | | | | | Not having | 17 | 65.4 | 18 | 40.0 | 0.070 | Having | 9 | 34.6 | 27 | 60.0 | Patient gatherings held by the public health center | | | | | | Not attending | 14 | 53.8 | 36 | 78.3 | 0.058 | Attending | 12 | 46.2 | 10 | 21.7 | Someone who helps you whenever you are in trouble | | | | | | Not having | 9 | 34.6 | 1 | 2.2 | <0.001 | Having | 17 | 65.4 | 45 | 97.8 | Self-help patient group | | | | | | Not join | 18 | 69.2 | 40 | 88.9 | 0.056 | Join | 8 | 30.8 | 5 | 11.1 | Up-to-date information during medical visits | | | | | | Not receiving | 17 | 65.4 | 19 | 41.3 | 0.086 | Receiving | 9 | 34.6 | 27 | 58.7 | An easy-to-understand explanation about their diseases | | | | | | Not receiving | 8 | 30.8 | 5 | 10.9 | 0.054 | Receiving | 18 | 69.2 | 41 | 89.1 | Consultations with medical professionals during medical visits | | | | | | Not receiving | 13 | 50.0 | 13 | 28.3 | 0.112 | Receiving | 13 | 50.0 | 33 | 71.7 |
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Data are expressed as frequency (%). P value by chi-square test.
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