Investigating the effect of multimedia education in combination with teach-back method on quality of life and cardiac anxiety in patients with heart failure: a randomized clinical trial

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients

Variables	Total	Control group	Multimedia education group	multimedia education in combination with Teach-Back method	P value
Gender
Male	80 (66.7%)	25 (62.5%)	27 (67.5%)	28 (70%)	0.769*
Female	40 (33.3%)	15 (37.5%)	13 (32.5%)	12 (13%)
Age groups
Under 45	37 (80.8%)	14 (35%)	13 (32.5%)	10 (25%)	0.602*
Over 45	83 (69.2%)	26 (65%)	27 (67.5%)	30 (75%)
Marriage status
Single	8 (6.7%)	2 (5%)	3 (7.5%)	3 (7.5%)	0.875*
Married	117 (93.3%)	38 (95%)	37 (92.5%)	37 (92.5%)
Education level
Under diploma	43 (35.81%)	19 (47.5%)	12 (30%)	12 (30%)	0.113*
Diploma	27 (22.5%)	7 (17.5%)	12 (30%)	8 (20%)
Associate's degree	12 (10%)	1 (2.5%)	7 (17.5%)	4 (10%)
Bachelor's degree	38 (31.7%)	13 (32.5%)	9 (22.5%)	16 (40%)
Has diabetes
Yes	52 (42.3%)	15 (37.5%)	15 (37. %5)	22 (55%)	0.190*
No	68 (56.7%)	25 (62.5%)	25 (62.5%)	18 (45%)
Has hypertension
Yes	61 (50.8%)	19 (47.5%)	23 (57.5%)	19 (47.5%)	0.587*
No	59 949.2%)	21 (51.5%)	17 (42.5%)	21 (51.5%)
Other disease
Yes	104 (86.7%)	33 (82.5%)	37 (92.5%)	34 (85%)	0.538*
No	16 (13.3%)	7 (17.5%)	3 (7.5%)	6 (15%)
Physical activity
Yes	52 (42.3%)	18 (45%)	17 (42.5%)	17 (42.5%)	0.231*
No	68 (56.7%)	22 (55%)	23 (57.5%)	23 (57.5%)
Smoking
Yes	44 (36.7%)	15 (37.5%)	15 (37.5%)	14 (85%)	0.9650*
No	76 (63.3%)	25 (62.5%)	25 (62.5%)	26 (65%)
Days of hospitalization
Days > 3	12 (10%)	4 (10%)	5 (12.5%)	3 (7.5%)	0.825**
3–6 days	76 (81.7%)	30 (75%)	26 (65%)	30 (75%)
Days < 6	22 (18.3%)	6 (15%)	9 (22.5%)	7 (17.5%)
Ejection fraction
> 20	4 (3.3%)	1 (2.5%)	2 (5%)	1 (2.5%)	0.638**
20–40	58 (48.3%)	23 (57.5%)	18 (45%)	17 (42.5%)
41–60	58 (48.3%)	16 (40%)	20 (50%)	22 (55%)

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