Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study groups
|  | Experimental group (n = 36) | Control group (n = 36) | Between-group P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualitative variables | N (%) | N (%) | Â | |
Gender | Male | 19 (52.8) | 19 (52.8) | 1.00 * |
Female | 17 (47.2) | 17 (47.2) | ||
Marital Status | Single | 3 (8.3) | 5 (13.9) | 0.905 ** |
Married | 29 (80.6) | 28 (77.8) | ||
Divorced | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | ||
Widow | 3 (8.3) | 2 (5.5) | ||
Job status | Jobless | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 0.949 ** |
Housewife | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | ||
Employed | 22 (61.0) | 20 (55.5) | ||
Retired | 12 (33.4) | 14 (38.9) | ||
Educational level | Primary | 7 (19.4) | 6 (16.7) | 0.300 * |
High School | 18 (50.0) | 24 (66.6) | ||
Academic | 11 (30.6) | 6 (16.7) | ||
Quantitative variables | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  | |
Age (years) | 39.36 ± 8.47 | 41.17 ± 7.33 | 0.336 *** | |
Burn extent (%TBSA) | 35.92 ± 8.38 | 37.92 ± 11.19 | 0.394 *** | |