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Table 1 Dropout analysis

From: Does life story work improve psychosocial well-being for older adults in the community? A quasi-experimental study

 

Withdraw (n = 60)

Case (n = 57)

χ2, df, P value

n / %

n / %

Age (mean, SD, median, range)

 

75.34, 8.057, 75.00, 60–95

74.56, 8.089, 74.00, 60–90

U = 1550, p = 0.467+

Gender

Male

15 / 25.4

8 / 14.0

χ2 = 2.365, df = 1,

Female

44 / 74.6

49 / 86.0

p = 0.124

Education level

No education

17 / 29.8

20 / 36.4

χ2 = 0.995, df = 2,

Primary

27 / 47.4

21 / 38.2

p = 0.608

Secondary & tertiary

13 / 22.8

14 / 25.5

 

Religion

None

25 / 52.1

20 / 37.0

χ2 = 2.510, df = 2,

Christianity & Catholicism

8 / 16.7

10 / 18.5

p = 0.285

Oriental religions

15 / 31.3

24 / 44.4

 

Marital status

Not married

37 / 63.8

32 / 56.1

χ2 = 0.702, df = 1,

Married

21 / 36.2

25 / 43.9

p = 0.402

Employment status

Retired

34 / 57.6

25 / 43.9

χ2 = 4.124, df = 3,

Blue collar

12 / 20.3

14 / 24.6

p = 0.248

White collar

9 / 15.3

8 / 14.0

 

Others

4 / 6.8

10 / 17.5

 

Income

Without

22 / 39.3

26 / 46.4

χ2 = 0.583, df = 1,

With

34 / 60.7

30 / 53.6

p = 0.445

ADL difficulty

No difficulty

50/ 87.7

45 / 78.9

χ2 = 1.579, df = 1,

   

p = 0.209

Frequency of meeting with close relatives

<  1 / month

19 / 32.8

19 / 33.3

χ2 = 10.094,

1 / month

10 / 17.2

16 / 28.1

df = 5, p = 0.073

>  1 / month

10 / 17.2

7 / 12.3

 

1 / week

2 / 3.4

8 / 14.0

 

>  1 / week

7 / 12.1

4 / 5.5

 

Daily

10 / 17.2

3 / 5.3

 

Frequency of meeting with close friends

<  1 / month

12 / 20.3

12 / 21.1

χ2 = 8.110, df = 5,

1 / month

5 / 8.5

6 / 10.5

p = 0.150

>  1 / month

10 / 16.9

2 / 3.5

 

1 / week

10 / 16.9

6 / 10.5

 

>  1 / week

10 / 16.9

16 / 28.1

 

Daily

12 / 20.3

15 / 26.3

 

Satisfaction about general support

Unsatisfied/Neutral

8 / 13.6

19 / 33.3

χ2 = 6.348, df = 1,

Satisfied

51 / 86.4

38 / 66.7

p = 0.012

BI at T0 (mean, SD, median, range)

19.63, 1.272, 20.00, 11–20

19.74, 0.835, 20.00, 15–20

U = 1630.000, p = 0.651+

GDS at T0 (mean, SD, median, range)

3.00, 2.181, 2.00, 0–7

3.23, 2.236, 3.00, 0–7

U = 1588.500, p = 0.603+

Life Events at T0 (mean, SD, median, range)

1.00, 1.000, 1.00, 0–4

1.02, 0.876, 1.00, 0–4

U = 1610.000, p = 0.671+

Life Satisfaction at T0 (mean, SD, median, range)

11.83, 3.425, 13.00, 3–16

12.05, 3.125, 13.00, 3–17

U = 1656.500, p = 0889+

Self Esteem at T0 (mean, SD, median, range)

7.20, 2.538, 8.00, 0–10

7.25, 2.029, 8.00, 1–10

U = 1590.500, p = 0.610+

GHQ at T0 (mean, SD, median, range)

23.03, 6.948, 21.00, 12–48

22.28, 7.632, 22.00, 9–45

U = 1519.000, p = 0.368+

  1. Note. The above table is based on the number of valid cases (N = 117) we recruited at the beginning of the study.; +, Mann-Whitney U test; BI-Barthel Index; GDS-Geriatric Depression Scale, GHQ – General Health Questionnaire-30