Table 3.

Comparison of baseline scores between the two groups.

Item	Intervention group (n = 45)	Control group (n = 45)	t	p
Total nursing ability score (x ± s)	95.35 ± 12.13	96.24 ± 13.21	0.438	0.665
Knowledge score (x ± s)	16.67 ± 4.43	17.23 ± 3.67	1.382	0.180
Skill score (x ± s)	49.23 ± 4.45	48.34 ± 5.23	−0.569	0.574
Self-stress and health management score (x ± s)	16.56 ± 2.67	16.58 ± 2.21	0.839	0.401
Coping strategies score (x ± s)	15.34 ± 2.34	15.23 ± 2.94	0.132	0.896
ZBI score (x ± s)	39.23 ± 7.23	41.56 ± 7.34	−0.255	0.800
MAS score (x ± s)	20.45 ± 6.36	21.67 ± 6.43	1.423	0.110
BI score (x ± s)	43.19 ± 8.89	42.87 ± 9.78	0.055	0.956
SAS score (x ± s)	35.13 ± 4.87	35.92 ± 4.34	0.987	0.381
SDS score (x ± s)	36.23 ± 4.78	36.43 ± 3.23	1.122	0.556

ZBI, Zarit Burden Interview; MAS, Motor Assessment Scale; BI, Barthel Index; SAS, Self-rating Anxiety Scale; SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale.