Table 1 Characteristics and independent sample T tests of the variables
Characteristics | Husbands | Wives | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M(SD) | M(SD) | |||
Self-rated health | 74.75(15.51) | 73.44(15.40) | 0.414 | |
Spousal Collaboration | 18.69(4.50) | 18.90(4.94) | 0.676 | |
Depressive symptoms | 12.08(3.47) | 13.13(3.78) | 0.006* | |
Age | 77.06(7.66) | 73.76(7.32) | 0.000* | |
Marital duration | 47.76(10.18) | - | ||
Count(%) | Count(%) | |||
Education level | 0.002* | |||
Illiterate | 8(4.3) | 23(12.4) | ||
Educated | 177(95.7) | 162(87.6) | ||
Employment status | 1.000 | |||
Not working | 179(96.8) | 178(96.2) | ||
Currently working | 6(3.2) | 7(3.8) | ||
Number of Chronic disease | 0.014* | |||
0 | 8(4.4) | 20(11.0) | ||
1 | 34(18.7) | 22(12.1) | ||
2 | 48(26.4) | 35(19.2) | ||
Above 2 | 92(50.5) | 105(57.7) | ||
Number of children | - | |||
0 | 7(3.8) | |||
1 | 68(36.8) | |||
2 | 71(38.4) | |||
Above 2 | 39(21.1) | |||
Physical Functioning Limitations | 1.000 | |||
1 | 60(32.4) | 57(30.8) | ||
2 | 43(23.2) | 44(23.8) | ||
Above 2 | 82(44.4) | 84(45.4) | ||