From: The feasibility of integrating a home telehealth model for older persons living with hemodialysis
Characteristic | Experimental group (n = 24) | Control group (n = 30) | χ2 | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | Â | Â | |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.035 | 0.851 |
  Male | 9 (37.5) | 18 (60.0) |  |  |
  Female | 15 (62.5) | (40.0) 12 |  |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.381 | 0.827 |
  69–60 | (50.0) 12 | (46.7) 14 |  |  |
  70–79 | (29.2) 7 | (36.7) 11 |  |  |
  > 80 | (20.8) 5 | (16.7) 5 |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.613 | 434. 0 |
  Single/Divorced/Widowed | (29.2) 7 | (20.0) 6 |  |  |
  Married | (70.8) 17 | (80.0) 24 |  |  |
Religion | Â | Â | 1.274 | 0.259 |
  Buddhism | (95.8) 23 | (100.0) 30 |  |  |
  Christianity | (4.2) 1 | - |  |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 2.796 | 0.247 |
  Primary or lower | (62.5) 15 | (43.3) 13 |  |  |
  Secondary education | (12.5) 3 | (30.0) 9 |  |  |
  Higher Vocational | (25.0) 6 | (26.7) 8 |  |  |
Current occupation | Â | Â | 0.561 | 0.454 |
  Unemployed | (66.7) 16 | (56.7) 17 |  |  |
  Employed | (33.3) 8 | (43.3) 13 |  |  |
People living together | Â | Â | 2.035 | 0.154 |
  Relative/Child | (37.5) 9 | (20.0) 6 |  |  |
  Spouse | (62.5) 15 | (80.0) 24 |  |  |
Regular contact person | Â | Â | 1.076 | 0.300 |
  Relative/Child | (54.2) 13 | (40.0) 12 |  |  |
  Spouse | (45.8) 11 | (60.0) 18 |  |  |
Family income per month (baht (THB)/month) | Â | Â | 12.400 | 0.002* |
  < 3,000 | (41.7) 10 | (40.0) 12 |  |  |
  3,001–10,000 | (20.8) 5 | (23.3) 7 |  |  |
  > 10,000 | (37.5) 9 | (36.7) 11 |  |  |
Getting help with income | Â | Â | 2.078 | 0.149 |
  Child | (58.3) 14 | (76.7) 23 |  |  |
  Spouse/Relative/Other | (41.7) 10 | (23.3) 7 |  |  |
Income sufficiency | Â | Â | 5.538 | 0.019* |
  Sufficient | (12.5) 3 | (26.7) 8 |  |  |
  Insufficient | (87.5) 21 | (73.3) 22 |  |  |
Payment of medical expenses | Â | Â | 0.635 | 0.425 |
  Pay themselves | 2 (8.3 ( | (3.3) 1 |  |  |
  Health care coverage | (95.8) 22 | (96.7) 29 |  |  |