Table 3 Differences between patients who carried out 80% or more of program activities and the ones who did not, within the intervention group
Adherence to the intervention (percent of planned sessions where present) | < 80% (n = 28) | ≥ 80% (n = 47) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean (SD)) | 53.00 (13.95) | 52.70 (13.23) | 0.927 |
Women (n, %) | 21 (75.0) | 42 (89.4) | 0.188 |
Higher education (bachelor degree or higher) (n, %) | 8 (28.6) | 11 (23.4) | 0.823 |
Marital life (n, %) | 14 (50.0) | 29 (61.7) | 0.453 |
Occupation (n, %) | 0.278 | ||
Craftsmen, merchants and entrepreneurs | 1 (3.6) | 1 (2.1) | |
Executives | 2 (7.1) | 4 (8.5) | |
Intermediate professions and employees | 5 (17.9) | 20 (42.6) | |
Workers | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | |
Retired | 10 (35.7) | 11 (23.4) | |
No occupation | 10 (35.7) | 10 (21.3) | |
Number of chronic diseases (mean (SD)) | 1.68 (0.77) | 1.55 (0.88) | 0.535 |
Prior experience with activities available in the intervention (n, %) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (2.2) | 0.657 |
Ongoing psychological follow-up (n, %) | 9 (33.3) | 13 (27.7) | 0.803 |