- Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 172 (70.2) |
| Female | 73 (29.8) |
| Education | |
| No education | 67 (27.3) |
| General education | 123 (50.2) |
| Graduate | 55 (22.4) |
| Employment | |
| Not employed | 102 (41.6) |
| Retired | 84 (34.3) |
| Government | 38 (15.5) |
| private | 21 (8.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single/widow | 50±20.4 |
| Married | 195±79.6 |
| Age, mean±SD | 56.51±9.70 |
| Disease duration since diagnosis, mean±SD | 3.60±4.43 |
| Hospital admissions within the last year, mean±SD | 1.18±1.52 |
| Family size, mean±SD | 4.86±3.38 |