Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the ICD participants in the intervention and control groups
Variables | Groups | Test, p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | ||
Gender, n (%) | |||
Male | 22 (61.1) | 26 (72.2) | χ2 = 1.00 |
Female | 14 (38.9) | 10 (27.8) | P = 0.31 |
Education level, n (%) | |||
Primary school | 10 (27.8) | 15 (41.7) | χ2 = 3.38 |
Secondary school | 9 (25.0) | 10 (27.8) | P = 0.33 |
High school and Diploma | 9 (25.0) | 8 (22.2) | |
Academic | 8 (22.2) | 3 (8.3) | |
Marital status, n (%) | |||
Single | 4 (11.1) | 4 (11.1) | χ2 = 0.00 |
Married | 31 (86.1) | 31 (86.1) | P = 1.00 |
Widow | 0(0.0) | 1 (2.8) | |
Divorced | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
Ejection Fraction, n (%) | |||
< 20% | 7 (31.8) | 11 (45.8) | χ2 = 4.70 |
20–30% | 6 (27.3) | 2 (8.3) | P = 0.31 |
30–40% | 1 (4.5) | 4 (16.7) | |
40–50% | 2 (9.1) | 2 (9.1) | |
> 50% | 6 (27.3) | 5 (20.2) | |
Receiving a shock from the implantation of an ICD, n (%) | |||
Yes | 18 (50.0) | 21 (58.3) | χ2 = 0.50 |
No | 18 (50.0) | 15 (41.7) | P = 0.47 |
Time of ICD shock, n (%) | |||
In sleep | 2 (11.1) | 3 (16.7) | χ2 = 2.98 |
When I am sitting and doing nothing | 3 (16.7) | 1 (4.8) | P = 0.39 |
During physical activity and housework | 2 (11.1) | 6 (28.6) | |
In times of stress and anger | 11 (61.1) | 11 (61.1) | |
Duration of implantation of ICDa, Mean (SD) | 22.06 (7.96) | 19.06 (6.06) | Z‡= − 1.72 P = 0.08 |
The number of received shocks, Mean (SD) | 2.75 (4.81) | 1.94 (3.81) | Z‡= − 0.54 P = 0.54 |
Number of recreational and travel events after implantation of an ICD, Mean (SD) | 5.61 (9.09) | 7.56 (12.16) | Z‡= − 0.25 P = 0.79 |
Hours of walking per week since implantation of an ICD, Mean (SD) | 3.25 (2.83) | 2.67 (2.05) | Z‡= − 0.53 P = 0.59 |