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Table 2 Comparison of pre-intervention baseline characteristics between groups (continuous data, n=114)

From: The impact of nurse-led nonpharmacological multidisciplinary holistic nursing care on fatigue patients receiving hemodialysis: a randomized, parallel-group, controlled trial

Indicators

Experimental group

Mean (SD)

Control group

Mean (SD)

P

ALB (g/L) &

39.13(3.75)

39.25(4.95)

0.712

Hb (g/L) &

103.21(22.09)

102.9(21.93)

0.458

Fe (μmol/L) &

10.12(4.68)

10.04(5.37)

0.712

TSAT&

29.17(9.93)

29.62(11.36)

0.838

P (mmol/L) &

2.05(0.50)

2.10(0.58)

0.055

Ca (mmol/L) &

2.10(0.25)

2.10(0.25)

0.221

Overall fatigue a&

5.82(1.57)

5.89(1.90)

0.854

Mental fatigue &

6.27(1.93)

6.35(1.98)

0.882

Muscular fatigue &

5.21(1.62)

5.31(2.15)

0.767

PQSI d&

12.22(4.13)

11.93(3.64)

0.790

Overall perceived social support b&

52.25(13.42)

53.69(13.37)

0.724

Extrafamilial support &

28.94(12.18)

31.21(12.03)

0.521

The vitality of SF-36 c&

13.07(4.43)

13.49(3.90)

0.715

Overall self-management behaviour f&

61.13(10.98)

60.56(10.22)

0.457

Compliance with recommendations for liquid intake&

12.47(4.21)

12.57(4.55)

0.928

Depression e&

9.61(6.29)

10.90(4.85)

0.388

 

Median, P25(P75)

Median, P25(P75)

 

Urea (mmol/L) #

8.45

10.00

0.235

 

5.97(20.84)

6.87(20.09)

 

CRP (mg/L)#

2.76

5.13

0.876

 

0.54(13.06)

0.44(10.25)

 

PTH (pg/mL) #

392.09

288.29

0.531

 

149.34(652.53)

168.89(492.98)

 

SF (μg/L) #

221.56

212.67

0.918

 

54.62(686.87)

68.89(483.07)

 

Anxiety h#

3.00

2.50

0.341

 

1.76(5.00)

0.24(4.74)

 

Intrafamilial support g#

23.00

23.00

0.568

 

20.00(27.00)

21.00(23.00)

 

Self-monitoring disease #

5.00

5.00

0.563

 

4.57(6.11)

5.14(7.57)

 

Protecting internal fistula #

3.50

4.50

0.276

 

1.00(4.00)

2.15(4.00)

 

Compliance with recommendations for iron intake #

4.00

3.00(5.50)

3.00

3.00(5.00)

0.064

Compliance with recommendations for sodium and protein intake #

14.50

10.74(17.00)

16.00

11.50(16.00)

0.512

Developing good habits #

5.00

5.00

0.227

 

52

5.00(5.39)

 

Compliance with medication regimen #

4.00

4.00(4.00)

4.00

4.00(4.00)

1.000

Maintaining personal health #

5.00

4.50

0.476

 

4.00(5.25)

3.55(4.50)

 

Seeking knowledge #

5.00

5.00

0.398

 

2.00(7.00)

3.00(7.50)

 

Developing interests and hobbies #

1.00

1.00

0.283

 

1.00(1.00)

1.00(1.00)

 
  1. Abbreviations: Hb haemoglobin; ALB albumin; P phosphorus; Ca calcium; Fe ferritin; SF serum ferritin; TSAT serum transferrin saturation; SF-36 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; CRP C-reactive protein; PTH parathyroid hormone; SF serum ferritin.
  2. a Total scores can range from 0 to 10, of which 0, 1–3, 4–6, and 7–10 indicate no symptoms, mild symptoms, moderate symptoms, and severe symptoms, respectively.
  3. b Total support scores can range from 12 to 84, with higher scores indicating better perceived social support.
  4. c Total scores can range from 0 to 145, with higher scores indicating better health.
  5. d Total scores can range from 0 to 21, with ≤ 7 points indicating normal sleep and > 7 points indicating a sleep disorder.
  6. e Total scores can range from 0 to 21, with < 7 points indicating no symptoms and ≥ 7 points indicating that symptoms are suspected or confirmed.
  7. f Total scores can range from 25 to 100, with a higher score indicating better behavioural self-management.
  8. g Intrafamilial support scores ranged from 4 28, with higher scores indicating better perceived social support.
  9. h Total scores can range from 0 to 21, with < 7 points indicating no symptoms and ≥ 7 points indicating that symptoms are suspected or confirmed.
  10. &The variables were normally distributed and are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (SD). Two-tailed independent-sample t-test, P>0.05.
  11. # The variables were non-normally distributed and are displayed as the median ± IQR, where the IQR is the difference between the 25th percentile (P25) and the 75th percentile (P75). Mann-Whitney U test, P>0.05.
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