Against (%)

Neutral (%)

Supported (%)

χ2

p

Total

11 (2.24)

164 (33.40)

316 (64.36)

Age

176.865

<0.001

18 to 44 years old

2 (0.41)

17 (3.46)

24 (4.89)

45 to 64 years old

9 (1.83)

144 (29.33)

264 (53.77)

≥65 years old

0 (0.00)

3 (0.61)

28 (5.70)

Marital status

married

11 (2.24)

155 (31.57)

294 (59.88)

38.078

0.034

unmarried

0 (0.00)

4 (0.81)

4 (0.81)

Divorced/widowed

0 (0.00)

5 (1.02)

18 (3.67)

Live partner

spouse

2 (0.41)

41 (8.35)

100 (20.37)

27.108

0.085

parents

6 (1.22)

52 (10.59)

82 (16.70)

children

3 (0.61)

35 (7.13)

91 (18.53)

other

0 (0.00)

36 (7.33)

43 (8.76)

Annual income

0 - 54,000

9 (1.83)

57 (11.61)

66 (13.44)

38.792

0.034

54,001 - 72,000

1 (0.20)

42 (8.55)

84 (17.11)

72,001 - 88,000

0 (0.00)

37 (7.54)

74 (15.07)

≥88,001

1 (0.20)

28 (5.70)

92 (18.74)

Kind of underlying diseases

None

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

2 (0.41)

277.548

<0.001

Suffering from 1 type

11 (2.24)

162 (32.99)

271 (55.19)

2 to 3 types

0 (0.00)

1 (0.20)

35 (7.13)

4 or more types

0 (0.00)

1 (0.20)

8 (1.63)

Duration of illness

0 to 6 years

3 (0.61)

51 (10.39)

101 (20.57)

68.536

<0.001

7 to 9 years

6 (1.22)

30 (6.11)

68 (13.85)

10 to 12 years

1 (0.20)

45 (9.16)

86 (17.52)

≥13 years

1 (0.20)

38 (7.74)

61 (12.42)

Self-care ability

Totally self-absorbed

9 (1.83)

116 (23.63)

224 (45.62)

36.180

0.053

Semi-self-care

2 (0.41)

42 (8.55)

77 (15.68)

Cannot take care of oneself

0 (0.00)

6 (1.22)

15 (3.05)