Table 1 Comparison of patients’ perceptions of preserving dignity according to their qualitative demographic and clinical variables

Gender

Female

33

137.72 ± 16.56

24.45 ± 3.92

25.51 ± 3.31

53.12 ± 5.15

34.63 ± 6.37

Male

77

136.25 ± 12.53

22.76 ± 3.14

24.44 ± 3.50

53.15 ± 4.10

35.89 ± 4.86

P-value*

0.352

0.012

0.117

0.573

0.497

Marital Status

Single

28

135.28 ± 13.33

22.53 ± 3.46

24.35 ± 3.29

52.32 ± 4.70

36.07 ± 4.95

Married

82

137.18 ± 14.00

23.52 ± 3.45

24.90 ± 3.53

53.42 ± 4.31

35.32 ± 5.51

P-value*

0.414

0.166

0.390

0.251

0.807

Education Level

Elementary

27

137.40 ± 14.15

23.55 ± 3.52

24.40 ± 3.72

54.40 ± 4.50

35.03 ± 6.26

Middle School

21

136.38 ± 11.53

22.80 ± 3.47

24.47 ± 3.44

53.04 ± 4.42

36.04 ± 4.30

High School

12

129.00 ± 13.64

22.00 ± 3.38

23.50 ± 3.45

51.83 ± 4.64

31.66 ± 4.77

Diploma

6

135.34 ± 15.83

22.92 ± 3.90

24.73 ± 3.84

52.26 ± 4.45

35.42 ± 5.59

Associate’s degree

26

136.83 ± 11.39

24.00 ± 2.52

24.66 ± 3.20

53.16 ± 3.60

35.00 ± 2.89

Bachelor’s

13

142.46 ± 11.07

24.46 ± 2.47

26.07 ± 2.36

53.69 ± 3.79

38.23 ± 4.24

Master’s

5

144.60 ± 15.37

24.60 ± 4.33

27.00 ± 0.83

53.00 ± 6.16

39.20 ± 5.01

P-value**

0.207

0.639

0.178

0.421

0.052

Having the Same Gender as the Nurse

Yes

68

137.16 ± 14.01

23.51 ± 3.53

24.58 ± 3.62

53.55 ± 4.26

35.50 ± 5.79

No

42

135.95 ± 13.58

22.88 ± 3.35

25.04 ± 3.22

52.47 ± 4.63

35.54 ± 4.66

P-value*

0.612

0.449

0.592

0.207

0.934

Burn cause

Heat-related

96

137.40 ± 13.50

23.46 ± 3.54

24.94 ± 3.34

52.32 ± 4.42

35.66 ± 5.12

Chemical

4

141.66 ± 7.02

24.66 ± 2.51

27.00 ± 1.00

53.33 ± 2.88

36.66 ± 4.04

Electrical

10

131.00 ± 16.54

21.40 ± 2.41

22.50 ± 4.17

52.30 ± 4.85

34.80 ± 7.74

P-value**

0.377

0.159

0.220

0.347

0.557

Number of Hospitalizations for Burn

Never

104

136.54 ± 13.75

23.32 ± 3.48

24.68 ± 3.50

53.14 ± 4.41

35.39 ± 5.34

Once

6

139.33 ± 15.80

22.33 ± 3.38

26.16 ± 2.63

53.16 ± 4.87

37.66 ± 5.75

P-value*

0.485

0.534

0.364

0.900

0.215

Number of Hospitalizations for Non-burn

Never

29

135.20 ± 14.38

22.37 ± 3.69

24.10 ± 4.01

52.58 ± 5.02

36.13 ± 5.25

Once

51

137.37 ± 13.13

23.47 ± 3.09

24.82 ± 3.26

53.33 ± 3.71

35.74 ± 5.35

More Than once

30

137.00 ± 14.68

23.80 ± 3.79

25.30 ± 3.24

53.36 ± 4.91

34.53 ± 5.54

P-value**

0.870

0.292

0.550

0.825

0.407

Burned body area***

Sensitive Areas

58

134.18 ± 13.35

22.56 ± 3.33

24.65 ± 3.13

52.25 ± 4.53

34.70 ± 4.94

Non-sensitive Areas

52

139.50 ± 13.88

24.05 ± 3.47

24.88 ± 3.83

54.13 ± 4.10

36.42 ± 5.71

P-value*

0.010

0.015

0.379

0.019

0.031