Table 3.

Post-hoc comparison of the mean scores of engagement in self-care and eye-care behaviors between the two groups at different time points by time and by group (N = 98)

Variables/Time	Between Group					Within Group (Bonferroni)
	Group	Mean (SD)	SE	p	Mean difference
					Time 1	Time 2	Time3
SM1
Baseline	Control	77.4658 (14.46)	1.829	0.023		-2.934*	-4.507*
	Experimental	77.1257 (10.89)	1.829	0.000		-12.925**	-17.177**
Eight weeks	Control	80.3995 (12.37)	1.601	0.001			-1.573
	Experimental	90.0510 (9.91)	1.601	0.000			-4.252**
16 weeks	Control	81.9726 (11.83)	1.408	0.157
	Experimental	94.3027 (7.36)	1.408	0.000
SM2
Baseline	Control	50.4201 (23.93)	3.384	0.024		-6.302*	-11.104**
	Experimental	59.4237 (23.43)	3.384	0.000		-24.490**	-33.674**
Eight weeks	Control	56.7225 (21.83)	2.969	0.000			-4.802*
	Experimental	83.9136 (19.68)	2.969	0.000			-9.184**
16 weeks	Control	61.5245 (20.25)	2.478	0.016
	Experimental	93.0972 (13.84)	2.478	0.000
SM3
Baseline	Control	28.8265 (20.02)	3.095	0.011		-7.426*	-4.989
	Experimental	32.0011 (23.19)	3.095	0.000		-40.625**	-48.165**
Eight weeks	Control	36.2528 (19.89)	2.906	0.112			2.438
	Experimental	72.6263 (20.79)	2.906	0.000			-7.540**
16 weeks	Control	33.8152 (19.23)	2.977	0.243
	Experimental	80.1659 (22.33)	2.977	0.000
SC
Baseline	Control	64.5638 (18.53)	2.807	0.031		-5.566*	-8.859*
	Experimental	66.0946 (20.72)	2.807	0.000		23.238**	-28.572**
Eight weeks	Control	70.1298 (16.25)	2.073	0.001			3.293*
	Experimental	89.3322 (12.53)	2.073	0.000			-5.334**
16 weeks	Control	73.4229 (15.23)	1.787	0.021
	Experimental	94.6661 (9.00)	1.787	0.000
EM1
Baseline	Control	67.9210 (15.06)	2.123	0.000		-7.972**	-6.059*
	Experimental	69.4516 (14.65)	2.123	0.000		-9.515**	-23.533**
Eight weeks	Control	75.8929 (13.81)	1.661	0.004			1.913
	Experimental	88.9670 (8.90)	1.661	0.000			-4.018*
16 weeks	Control	73.9796 (14.92)	1.688	0.217
	Experimental	92.9849 (7.51)	1.688	0.011
EM2
Baseline	Control	32.6793 (30.56)	3.922	0.000		-15.293**	-13.762*
	Experimental	35.2237 (23.94)	3.922	0.000		-48.810**	-59.439**
Eight weeks	Control	47.9723 (29.24)	3.289	0.001			1.531
	Experimental	84.0332 (14.32)	3.289	0.000			-10.629**
16 weeks	Control	46.4417 (25.66)	2.838	0.578
	Experimental	94.6624 (11.43)	2.838	0.000
EM3
Baseline	Control	30.3572 (25.94)	3.418	0.000		-17.517**	-15.221**
	Experimental	28.6566 (21.73)	3.418	0.000		-58.333**	-66.581**
Eight weeks	Control	47.8741 (30.61)	3.513	0.000			2.296
	Experimental	86.9898 (16.51)	3.513	0.000			-8.248*
16 weeks	Control	45.5782 (32.59)	3.434	0.451
	Experimental	95.2381 (9.66)	3.434	0.008
EC
Baseline	Control	53.1339 (22.09)	3.107	0.004		-8.528*	-10.350**
	Experimental	53.1340 (21.40)	3.107	0.000		-36.808**	-43.295**
Eight weeks	Control	61.6616 (20.72)	2.550	0.000			-1.822
	Experimental	89.9417 (14.43)	2.550	0.000			-6.487*
16 weeks	Control	63.4837 (18.26)	2.030	0.379
	Experimental	96.4286 (8.41)	2.030	0.002

Notes:

^*p-value < 0.05,

^**p-value <0.001