Table 4 Meta-analysis of influencing factors self-management in patients with epilepsy (continuous variable)
From: Factors influencing self-management in patients with epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Influencing factors | Groups | Number of studies | Heterogeneity | Model | Meta-analysis results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I2(%) | P | SMD (95%CI) | Z | P | Prediction interval | |||||
Education | ≥College ≤High school | 5 | 62 | 0.03 | Random | 0.53(0.28,0.78) | 4.16 | <0.01 | (-1.58, 2.64) | |
Gender | Female/Male | 4 | 22 | 0.28 | Fixed | 0.35(0.18,0.51) | 4.11 | <0.01 | (-4.30, 5.00) | |
Income level | ≥Middle income/ < middle income | 3 | 43 | 0.17 | Fixed | 0.41(0.25,0.58) | 4.90 | <0.01 | (-3.22, 4.02) | |
Employment | Yes/No | 3 | 0 | 0.66 | Fixed | -0.49(-0.63,-0.36) | 7.21 | <0.01 | (-4.00, 3.02) | |
Marital status | Married/Single | 2 | 0 | 0.73 | Fixed | -0.28(-0.43,-0.13) | 3.62 | <0.01 | (-4.44, 3.88) | |