Table 1 Participants’ Demographical and Clinical Characteristics (N = 340)
From: Symptom prevalence, severity, distress and management among patients with chronic diseases
Characteristics | Mean (SD) | Min-Max |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 60.6 (14.4) | 20–96 |
Diagnosis duration (years) | 5.9 (4.6) | 0.2–24 |
Number of emergency room visits | 1.2 (2.7) | 0.0–30 |
Number of hospital admissions | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.0–9 |
Length of Stay (LOS) | 2.5 (9.4) | 0.0-120 |
The Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (KPSS) | 74 (13.5) | |
Frequency (%) | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 216 (63.5) | |
Female | 124 (36.5) | |
Marital status | ||
Married | 244 (71.8) | |
Not Married | 96 (28.2) | |
Educational level | ||
Low | 299 (87.9) | |
High | 41 (12.1) | |
Work | ||
Working | 45 (13.2) | |
Not working | 295 (86.8) | |
Monthly income | ||
1000 OMR or less | 281 (82.6) | |
More than 1000 OMR | 59 (17.4) | |
Medical diagnosis | ||
COPD | 100 (29.4) | |
ESRD | 120 (35.3) | |
CHF | 120 (35.3) | |
Hospital | ||
Governmental hospital A | 85 (25) | |
Governmental hospital B | 135 (39.7) | |
Dialysis centre C | 120 (35.3) | |
Family caregiver | ||
Yes | 326 (95.9) | |
No | 14 (4.1) | |
Habits | ||
Smoker | 58 (17.1) | |
Ex-smoker | 32 (9.4) | |
Regular exerciser | 10 (2.9) | |
Nonactive | 19 (5.6) | |
Chronic diseases | ||
No evidence of chronic diseases | 62 (18.2) | |
One chronic disease | 141 (41.5) | |
Two or more | 137 (40.3) | |