Table 1 Comparison of the patients’ demographic characteristics between the intervention and control groups
Characteristics | Groups | p- value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention N (%) | Control N (%) | |||
Gender | Male | 11(24.4) | 12(26.7) | 0.809 |
Female | 34(75.6) | 33(73.3) | ||
Educational level | Under diploma | 10(22.2) | 5(11.1) | 0.359 |
Diploma | 14(31.1) | 17(37.8) | ||
High diploma | 21(46.7) | 23(51.1) | ||
Job | employed | 33(73.3) | 20(44.4) | .053 |
unemployed | 12(26.7) | 25(55.5) | ||
Marital status | Single | 33(73.4) | 35(77.8) | 0.67 |
Married | 12(26.6) | 10(22.2) | ||
Relapse frequency during last year | Without relapse | 12(26.6) | 8(17.77) | 0.37 |
Once | 18(40) | 24(53.33) | ||
Twice | 8(17.77) | 7(15.55) | ||
More than twice | 7(15.55) | 6(13.33) | ||
Type of MS | Relapse-remitting | 25 (55.55) | 30 (66.67) | 0.59 |
Progressive MS | 20(44.45) | 15 (23.33) | ||