Table 1 Demographic and disease characteristics of participants (N = 202)
Variable | N (%) | Self-management behaviours \(\:\stackrel{-}{\varvec{x}}\)(SD) | T/F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 113(55.9) | 28.88(9.90) | 1.785 | 0.076 |
Female | 89(44.1) | 26.47(8.97) | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<70 | 119(58.9) | 29.37(9.54) | 2.833 | 0.005 |
≥ 70 | 83(41.1) | 25.55(9.18) | ||
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 174(86.1) | 28.31(9.74) | 1.840 | 0.067 |
Not married | 28(13.9) | 24.75(7.84) | ||
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 47(23.3) | 22.68(8.01) | 19.998 | < 0.001 |
Elementary school | 93(46.0) | 26.87(8.60) | ||
Junior high school and above | 62(30.7) | 33.13(9.51) | ||
Type of work before retirement | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Nonagricultural households | 71(35.1) | 30.70(9.83) | 3.235 | 0.001 |
Farmer household | 131(64.9) | 26.25(9.0) | ||
Pension | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤ 500 RMB | 105(52.0) | 25.28(8.74) | 12.326 | < 0.001 |
500 ~ 1000 | 34(16.8) | 27.15(9.44) | ||
≥ 1000 RMB | 63(31.2) | 32.41(9.37) | ||
Medical payment methods | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Medical insurance for urban and rural residents | 171(84.7) | 27.50(9.38) | 2.698 | 0.07 |
Urban employee resident medical insurance | 22(10.9) | 31.77(9.23) | ||
Self-paid/other | 9(4.5) | 24.11(11.84) | ||
Duration of Mobile internet use | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤ 3 h | 131(64.9) | 26.64(8.62) | -2.403 | 0.017 |
>3Â h | 71(35.1) | 29.98(10.81) | ||
Number of chronic diseases | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 60(29.7) | 30.77(11.12) | 2.614 | 0.01 |
≥ 2 | 142(70.3) | 26.57(8.55) | ||
Years of illness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<10 | 139(68.8) | 26.87(8.95) | -2.108 | 0.036 |
≥ 10 | 63(31.2) | 29.90(10.56) | ||
Disease burden | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 92(45.5) | 24.80(8.69) | -4.269 | < 0.001 |
No | 110(54.4) | 30.34(9.55) |