Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics and scale reliability before and during treatment.
| Before treatment | During treatment | ||||||
| SCALES | Mean score | S. D. | Cronbach's alpha coefficient | Mean score | S. D. | Cronbach's alpha coefficient | P* |
| AC (activity) | 63.44 | 36.74 | 0.86 | 82.71 | 37.59 | 0.91 | <0.001 |
| SC (self care) | 47.29 | 41.10 | 0.90 | 57.93 | 42.13 | 0.89 | <0.001 |
| HE (health) | 57.92 | 31.30 | 0.89 | 68.16 | 31.93 | 0.88 | <0.001 |
| CT (choice of treatment) | 48.75 | 44.42 | 0.92 | 51.25 | 43.34 | 0.91 | 0.018 |
| SU (support) | 42.50 | 19.80 | 0.87 | 54.72 | 41.74 | 0.90 | 0.007 |
| CO (communication) | 74.58 | 31.01 | 0.81 | 79.02 | 32.03 | 0.77 | 0.021 |
| PA (psychological affect) | 51.44 | 36.24 | 0.92 | 57.50 | 41.95 | 0.83 | 0.009 |
* Wilcoxon test.