Examining the effect of the computer-based educational package on quality of life and severity of hypogonadism symptoms in males

Figures & data

Table 1. The absolute and relative frequency distributions of demographic traits in the control and intervention groups.

Group personal and background traits	Control	Intervention	Test results (p value)
Age	48.1 ± 5.28	47.27 ± 4.29	.445
Marital status	32 (80%) married	34 (95%) married	.556
Education	21 (52.5%) diploma	21 (52.5%) academic	.655
Academic discipline	33 (82.5%) non-medical	30 (75%) non-medical	.412
Economic status	23 (57.5%) weak	22 (55%) weak	.822
Smoking status	29 (72.5%) no	30 (75%) no	.799
Smoking in the past	22 (55%) no	23 (57.5%) no	.822
Numbers of hours of sleep in 24 h	17 (42.5%) 7–9 h	18 (45%) 7–9 h	.908

Table 2. Comparing the mean and standard deviation of QoL dimension scores before and 2 months after the training in the control group.

Group dimension	Before the intervention		Two months after the intervention		Paired t-test results
	Mean	Standard deviation	Mean	Standard deviation
Physical function	67.47	25.93	67.60	24.66	DF = 39, t =  −0.17, p = .86
Physical role	63.85	30.32	64.48	30.29	DF = 39, t =  −0.57, p = .57
Emotional role	66.37	37.02	66.66	36.20	DF = 39, t =  −0.23, p = .81
Energy/fatigue	58.50	19.37	58.87	18.01	DF = 39, t =  −0.47, p = .63
Emotional well-being	60.85	19.92	60.92	19.18	DF = 39, t =  −0.18, p = .85
Social function	61.46	21.87	61.77	21.60	DF = 39, t =  −0.44, p = .66
Pain	64.31	23.42	64.37	22.90	DF = 39, t =  −0.07, p = .94
General health	50.75	19.75	51.62	18.99	DF = 39, t =  −0.55, p = .58
Overall physical health scale	61.59	17.63	62.02	17.41	DF = 39, t =  −0.81, p = .42
Overall psychological health scale	61.79	18.73	62.06	17.57	DF = 39, t =  −0.53, p = .59
Overall QoL score	61.69	16.15	62.04	15.41	DF = 39, t =  −1.12, p = .26

Table 3. Comparing the mean and standard deviation of QoL dimension scores before and two months after the training in the intervention group.

Group dimension	Before the intervention		Two months after the intervention		Paired t-test results
	Mean	Standard deviation	Mean	Standard deviation
Physical function	67.52	19.87	73.51	18.33	DF = 39, t =  −3.36, p = .002
Physical role	63.75	29.39	73.12	25.56	DF = 39, t =  −2.73, p = .009
Emotional role	66.66	32.02	70	30	DF = 39, t =  −1.27, p = .21
Energy/fatigue	58.87	16.38	63.37	13.88	DF = 39, t =  −2.85, p = .007
Emotional well-being	60.70	16.02	66.10	17.84	DF = 39, t =  −2.82, p = .007
Social function	61.35	19.02	62.28	19.16	DF = 39, t =  −0.47, p = .63
Pain	64.62	20.54	65.62	19.18	DF = 39, t =  −0.51, p = .61
General health	51	18.12	58.12	18.38	DF = 39, t =  −3.51, p = .001
Overall physical health scale	61.72	14.04	67.59	12.87	DF = 39, t =  −4.86, p < .001
Overall psychological health scale	61.89	12.15	65.44	12.47	DF = 39, t =  −3.16, p = .003
Overall QoL score	61.81	10.47	66.51	9.09	DF = 39, t =  −5.23, p < .001

Table 4. Comparing the mean and standard deviation of hypogonadism dimension scores before and 2 months after the training in the control and intervention groups.

Dimension	Group	Before the intervention		Two months after the intervention		Paired t-test results
		Mean	Standard deviation	Mean	Standard deviation
Physical	Control	17.65	4.20	17.67	4.26	DF = 39, t =  −0.37, p = .71
	Intervention	17.02	3.40	16.50	3.34	DF = 39, t  =  2.6, p = .01
Psychological	Control	12.55	3.74	12.52	3.80	DF = 39, t =  −0.33, p = .74
	Intervention	12.45	3.81	11.82	3.28	DF = 39, t  =  2.8, p = .008
Sexual	Control	11.92	3.89	11.87	3.98	DF = 39, t =  −0.62, p = .5
	Intervention	11.82	3.01	10.82	2.86	DF = 39, t =  −3.1, p = .03
Overall hypogonadism score	Control	42.12	10.25	42.07	10.38	DF = 39, t =  −0.38, p = .7
	Intervention	41.30	8.12	39.15	7.16	DF = 39, t  =  4.9, p < .001