The authors regret that the printed version of the above article contained a number of errors and miscalculations. In table number one of the published article, the number of samples, P-value and the number of some variables were typed incorrectly and must be corrected as follows.
The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Chi-square Fisher exact test.
Table 1Comparison of demographic characteristics in the control and intervention groups.
| Variable | intervention group) N=33) No% | control group (N=34) No% | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 17 (51.5) | 17 (50) | 0.901 |
| Female | 16 (48.5) | 17 (50) | ||
| Educational level | Illiterate | 12 (36.4) | 12 (35.3) | 0.582 |
| Diploma and Less than diploma | 18 (54.5) | 21 (61.8) | ||
| Collegiate | 3 (9.1) | 1 (2.9) | ||
| History of underlying disease | yes | 24 (72.7) | 17 (50) | 0.056 |
| no | 9 (27.3) | 17 (50) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 3 (9.1) | 7 (20.6) | 0.130 |
| Married | 30 (90.9) | 25 (73.5) | ||
| Widow | 0 | 2 (5.9) | ||
| Divorced | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tranquilizer used during the intervention. | Apotel | 3 (9.1) | 3 (8.9) | 0.288 |
| Pethidine | 2 (6.1) | 1 (2.9) | ||
| Fentanyl | 5 (15.2) | 12 (35.3) | ||
| Morphine sulfate | 10 (30.3) | 5 (14.7) | ||
| Not receiving sedation | 13 (39.3) | 13 (38.2) | ||
| Sedative used during the intervention. | Midazolam | 19 (57.6) | 13 (38.2) | 0.230 |
| Propofol | 1 (3) | 1 (2.9) | ||
| Non-use | 13 (39.4) | 20 (58.9) | ||
All values are expressed as number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation.
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