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Table 3 Relationship between patient characteristics and need of nursing instruction at four time points during pulse therapy (N = 63)

From: The need for nursing instruction in patients receiving steroid pulse therapy for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and the effect of instruction on patient knowledge

 

Before

Immediately After

One Week After

Two Weeks After

Variable

 

P

 

P

 

P

 

P

Overalla

1.95 ± 0.99

-

1.82 ± 0.93

0.030*

0.40 ± 0.16

< 0.001*

1.34 ± 0.44

< 0.001*

Age (years)

        

   ≤30

1.95 ± 0.98

 

1.71 ± 0.96

 

0.38 ± 0.14

 

1.30 ± 0.37

 

   31-40

1.68 ± 0.99

 

1.58 ± 0.77

 

0.39 ± 0.18

 

1.31 ± 0.48

 

   > 40

2.18 ± 0.99

0.324

2.16 ± 0.95

0.123

0.44 ± 0.16

0.504

1.43 ± 0.51

0.597

Gender

        

   Male

2.37 ± 1.14

 

2.00 ± 0.79

 

0.45 ± 0.17

 

1.38 ± 0.42

 

   Female

1.83 ± 0.93

0.075

1.77 ± 0.96

0.401

0.39 ± 0.15

0.193

1.33 ± 0.45

0.700

Education level

        

   Below college

2.07 ± 1.18

 

2.01 ± 1.12

 

0.41 ± 0.17

 

1.37 ± .48

 

   College and above

1.83 ± 0.76

0.340

1.62 ± 0.64

0.100

0.40 ± 0.15

0.843

1.31 ± 0.41

0.569

Body weight change (kg)

        

   < 2

1.69 ± 0.69

 

1.61 ± 0.73

 

0.37 ± 0.14

 

1.28 ± 0.38

 

   ≥2

2.84 ± 1.36

< 0.001*

2.54 ± 01.19

0.001*

0.50 ± 0.18

0.009

1.57 ± 0.59

0.031*

Drug dosage (mg)

        

   ≤500

1.75 ± 0.79

 

1.65 ± 0.74

 

0.38 ± 0.15

 

1.32 ± 0.41

 

   > 501

2.09 ± 1.10

0.175

1.94 ± 1.03

0.227

0.41 ± 0.17

0.455

1.36 ± 0.47

0.737

Frequency of treatment

        

   1

1.72 ± 0.63

 

1.57 ± 0.59

 

0.39 ± 0.14

 

1.31 ± 0.39

 

   ≥2

2.15 ± 1.19

0.088

2.03 ± 1.11

0.048*

0.41 ± 0.17

0.735

1.36 ± 0.49

0.657

Diagnosis

        

   SLE group

2.14 ± 1.16

 

2.03 ± 1.09

 

0.41 ± 0.16

 

1.29 ± 0.37

 

   Non-SLE group

1.87 ± 0.91

0.310

1.72 ± 0.84

0.230

0.40 ± 0.16

0.727

1.36 ± 0.48

0.547

Hospital stay (days)

        

   ≤5

1.55 ± 0.92

 

1.55 ± 0.99

 

0.34 ± 0.13

 

1.23 ± 0.45

 

   6-10

2.09 ± 0.91

 

1.83 ± 0.68

 

0.38 ± 0.13

 

1.24 ± 0.27

 

   ≥11

2.19 ± 1.05

0.080

2.04 ± 1.03

0.230

0.47 ± 0.18

0.019*

1.52 ± 0.51

0.043*

  1. Need for nursing instruction was evaluated using a 5-point Likert scale, with 5 indicating the greatest need.
  2. *P < 0.05.
  3. Data were expressed as mean ± SD
  4. a P value derived from paired t-test for overall, and ANOVA test among multiple categories of other specific variables, α = 0.05.