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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n = 114)

From: A mHealth-based nursing model for assessing the health outcomes of the discharged patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a pilot RCT

General situation

Control group

Intervention group

t/χ2 value

P-value

n = 57

n = 57

Age

1.090

0.580

 18-

28 (49.1)

25 (43.9)

  

 45-

28 (49.1)

30 (52.6)

  

 60-

1 (1.8)

2 (3.5)

  

Sex

2.090

0.148

 Male

44 (77.2)

37 (64.9)

  

 Female

13 (22.8)

20 (35.1)

  

Marital status

0.704

0.402

 Unmarried

4 (7.0)

2 (3.5)

  

 Married

53 (93.0)

55 (96.5)

  

 Education level

1.880

0.598

 Primary school and below

12 (21.1)

17 (29.8)

  

 Junior high school

28 (49.1)

27 (47.4)

  

 High school/technical secondary school

7 (12.3)

7 (12.3)

  

 College or above

10 (17.5)

6 (10.5)

  

Monthly household income

0.799

0.671

 <3000 yuan

37 (64.9)

40 (70.2)

  

 3000–5000 yuan

16 (28.1)

12 (21.0)

  

 >5000 yuan

4 (7.0)

5 (8.8)

  

The payment method for medical expenses

1.614

0.204

 New rural cooperative medical system (NCMS)

43 (75.4)

42 (73.7)

  

 Urban medical insurance (URBMI)

14 (24.6)

15 (26.3)

0.046

0.830

Family history

  

 No

8 (14.0)

6 (10.5)

0.326

0.568

 Yes

49 (86.0)

51 (89.5)

  

 Disease staging

2.527

0.112

 Phase II and below

6 (10.5)

6 (10.5)

  

 Phase III

21 (36.9)

25 (43.9)

  

 Phase IV

30 (52.6)

26 (45.6)

  

 Chemotherapy cycle ()

3.58 ± 0.96

3.28 ± 0.86

1.7441)

0.084

 Treatment plan

0.049

0.862

 Induction chemotherapy + concurrent chemoradiotherapy

14 (24.6)

13 (22.8)

  

concurrent chemoradiotherapy

43 (75.4)

44 (77.2)

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