Table 1 Sample characteristics of the intervention group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30)
Variables | Intervention n = 30 | Control n = 30 | Chi-square (p-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | n | % | n | ||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | .287(.592) |
 Female | 66.7 | 20 | 60 | 18 |  |
 Male | 33.3 | 10 | 40 | 12 |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | 40.000(.051) |
 61–70 | 20 | 6 | 13.3 | 4 |  |
 71–80 | 10 | 3 | 43.3 | 13 |  |
 81–90 | 36.7 | 11 | 30 | 9 |  |
 91 and older | 33.3 | 10 | 13.3 | 4 |  |
Language most often spoken at home | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.111(.574) |
 English | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 |  |
 Chinese unspecified | 83.3 | 25 | 83.3 | 25 |  |
 Mandarin | 16.7 | 5 | 13.3 | 4 |  |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2.864(.581) |
 Mainland China | 70 | 21 | 80 | 24 |  |
 Hong Kong | 16.7 | 5 | 10 | 3 |  |
 Macau | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
 Vietnam | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |  |
Number of years in Canada | Â | Â | Â | Â | 37.312(.201) |
 0–10 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 2 |  |
 11–20 | 26.7 | 8 | 10 | 3 |  |
 21–30 | 26.7 | 8 | 40 | 12 |  |
 31–40 | 20 | 6 | 13.3 | 4 |  |
 41 and above | 16.7 | 5 | 13.3 | 4 |  |
 Cannot remember | 10 | 3 | 16.7 | 5 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.758(.624) |
 Married | 36.7 | 11 | 50 | 15 |  |
 Widowed | 50 | 15 | 43.3 | 13 |  |
 Separated | 3.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 |  |
 Divorced | 10 | 3 | 3.3 | 1 |  |
Difficulty of performing activities | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.864(.394) |
 Yes, sometimes | 30 | 9 | 36.7 | 11 |  |
 Yes, often | 43.3 | 13 | 26.7 | 8 |  |
 No | 26.7 | 8 | 36.7 | 11 |  |
Physical/mental condition or health problem reduces activities | Â | Â | Â | Â | .821(.663) |
 Yes, sometimes | 46.7 | 14 | 46.7 | 14 |  |
 Yes, often | 13.3 | 4 | 6.7 | 2 |  |
 No | 40 | 12 | 46.7 | 14 |  |