Table 3: Difference/correlation analyses on the level of uncertainty among cirrhotic patients with different personal characteristics (N = 76).
Note:
1. Only significant variables are presented in this table (*p<.05;***p<.001).
2. Scheffe’ method was adopted for post-hoc comparison between groups for the same item.
Variable | n | Overall level of uncertainty |
| | M±SD | t/F | P | r |
Religion | | | -2.00 | .048* | |
None | 21 | 75.71± 9.14 | | | |
Yes | 55 | 70.71±10.91 | | | |
Disease severity | | | 13.8 | .000*** | 0.532*** |
a. | Child A | 35 | 66.29±8.42 | | |
b. | Child B | 29 | 74.62±10.36 | | |
c. | Child C | 12 | 81.70±8.43 | | |
Post-hoc comparison | | | b >a; c>a | | |
Fatigue | | | 2.29 | .025* | |
No | 8 | 63.88±8.06 | | | |
Yes | 68 | 72.75±10.60 | | | |