Table 2 Comparing mean and standard deviation of quantitative research variables between four groups

Patient’s age

55.39

13.02

54.87

14.37

54.87

14.37

51.81

15.03

0.521(0.669)*

Caregiver’s age

39.84

9.42

38.45

12.79

38.35

10.60

40.16

12.42

0.208 (0.891)

Duration of care/month

32.48

28.54

38.94

37.69

42.55

32.54

31.84

25.07

2.155(0.541)*

Patient care hours per day

5.23

2.62

6.13

2.70

5.58

1.86

5.58

1.71

0.840(0.475)

Duration of kidney failure/month

35.00

27.27

46.97

46.12

42.55

40.84

39.32

35.37

0.450(0.930)*

Time-dependent care burden pre-test score

6.26

4.01

7.68

5.53

7.00

5.53

5.71

4.68

0.924(0.431)

Developmental care burden pre-test score

11.03

4.52

11.65

4.22

12.23

2.74

11.03

4.52

0.503(0.681)

Physical care burden pre-test score

3.29

3.01

3.77

3.44

3.23

2.32

3.29

3.01

1.062(0.368)

Emotional care burden pre-test score

1.50

2.43

1.97

2.01

1.84

1.95

1.50

2.43

0.609(0.610)

Social care burden pretest score

3.90

3.35

4.13

3.93

3.58

2.75

3.90

3.35

0.434(0.729)

Total care burden pre-test score

25.87

12.54

29.19

13.42

27.87

9.64

25.87

12.54

0.497(0.685)