The effectiveness of aesthetic care training on nurses’ perceptions of end-of-life care in patients with cancer: a quasi-experimental study

Table 2 Comparison of the absolute and relative frequency distribution of demographic variables in control and experimental groups

Variable	Group	Experimental		Control		Test statistic	P-value
Variable		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Test statistic	P-value
Gender	Male	9	18.4	6	11.8	χ² = 0.84	0.35
Gender	Female	40	81.6	45	88.2	χ² = 0.84	0.35
Marital status	Single	18	36.7	19	37.3	Fishers = 0.32	0.85
	Married	30	61.2	30	58.8	Fishers = 0.32	0.85
	Divorced	1	2	2	3.9
Education	Bachelor’s	48	98	47	92.2	Fishers = 2.3	0.31
	Master’s	1	2	2	3.9	Fishers = 2.3	0.31
	Ph.D.	0	0	2	3.9
Working shift	Fixed	5	10.2	5	9.8	χ² = 0.004	0.94
Working shift	Rotational	44	89.8	46	90.2
Position	Head-nurse	4	8.2	3	5.9	χ² = 0.34	0.84
	Clinical nurse	43	87.8	45	88.2
	Staff	2	4.1	3	5.9
Attainment of information on end-of-life care	Yes	28	57.1	28	54.9	χ² = 0.05	0.82
Attainment of information on end-of-life care	No	21	42.9	23	45.1
History of caring for relatives	Yes	24	49	23	45.1	χ² = 0.15	0.69
History of caring for relatives	No	25	51	28	54.9
Age (year)		Mean	Standard deviation	Mean	Standard deviation	Test statistic Independent t-test	P-value
Age (year)		30.08	5.65	32.25	7.91	t = -1.57	0.11
Work experience		6.63	0.61	7.52	0.94	t = -1.54	0.11
Work experience in oncology departments		2.6	0.54	3.21	0.6	t = -0.75	0.45

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