Family-Centered Interventions and Quality of Life of Clients with Ostomy

Table 1

Relative and absolute frequency of the experimental and control groups based on the demographics.

Variables		Control N (%)	Experimental N (%)	X^2/Fisher	value
Gender	Male; Female	17 (48.6); 18 (51.4)	20 (57.1); 15 (42.9)	0.516	0.18
Marital status	Unmarried; Married	6 (17.1); 29 (82.9)	13 (37.1); 22 (62.9)	3.45	0.06
Educational status	Elementary level; High school; Higher education	25 (71.4); 6 (17.1); 4 (11.4)	28 (80); 4 (11.4); 3 (8.6)	0.713	0.7
Job	Employee; Housewife; Non-employed; Self-employed	12 (34.3); 15 (42.9); 3 (8.6); 5 (14.3)	10 (28.6); 9 (25.7); 7 (20); 9 (25.7)	4.42	0.219
Residence	Urban; Suburb; Rural	14 (40); 12 (3.3); 9 (25.7)	11 (31.4); 17 (48.6); 7 (20)	1.47	0.48
Family income (monthly)	400$; 400-800$; 800-2000$	12 (34.3); 12 (34.3); 11 (31.4)	17 (48.6); 8 (22.9); 10 (28.6)	1.7	0.45
Ethnicity	Persian; Azeri; Kurd; Lur	0 (0); 2 (5.7); 28 (80); 5 (14.3)	2 (5.7); 2 (5.7); 29 (82.9); 2 (5.7)
Type of ostomy	Temporary colostomy; Permanent colostomy; Temporary ileostomy	17 (48.6); 4 (11.5); 14 (40)	20 (57.1); 7 (20); 8 (22.9)	4.48	0.214
Reason of ostomy	Cancer; Inflammation disease; Ileus; Other	21 (60); 2 (5.7); 7 (20); 5 (14.3)	19 (54.3); 3 (8.6); 8 (22.9); 5 (14.3)	0.367	0.94

Exact chi-square test. Exact Fisher test.