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. 2014 Aug 5;16(8):e19368. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.19368

Table 2. Mean Score of Quality of Life and Overall Means Before and After Educational Program in Hemodialysis Patientsa,b,c.

Score of Quality of Life Education
Before After P Value
General Health Perception
Oral 40.62 ± 17.87 41.01 ± 16.87 0.82
Video 48.38 ± 22.99 48.38 ± 18.18 1
Overall mean 44.44 ± 21.15 44.64 ± 17.72 0.94
Physical Functioning
Oral 63.9 ± 17.3 70.15 ± 13.4 0 < 001d
Video 60.32 ± 20.89 68.63 ± 22.82 0.018d
Overall Mean 62.14 ± 19.08 69.4 ± 18.15 0.021d
Role Physical
Oral 43.22 ± 17.2 50.51 ± 18.9 0.003d
Video 50 ± 20.1 60.48 ± 22.14 0.005d
Overall Mean 46.56 ± 35.81 54.62 ± 33.41 0.031d
Role Emotional
Oral 44.25 ± 16.9 44.76 ± 19.7 0.9
Video 41.91 ± 19.35 50.53 ± 21.92 0.018d
Overall Mean 43.08 ± 16.8 47.64 ± 23.84 0.26
Social Functioning
Oral 55.46 ± 16.47 64.06 ± 19.24 0.003d
Video 60.08 ± 24.66 67.74 ± 20.09 0.035d
Overall Mean 57.53 ± 20.87 65.87 ± 19.59 0 < 001d
Pain
Oral 57.5 ± 30.9 55.45 ± 29.14 0.39
Video 59.03 ± 32.38 53.22 ± 32.34 0.32
Overall Mean 58.25 ± 31.39 54.35 ± 30.53 0.21
Energy and Fatigue
Oral 46.31 ± 19.97 56.1 ± 20.6 0.005d
Video 48.73 ± 21.33 48.95 ± 15 0.94
Overall Mean 47.48 ± 20.51 52.45 ± 18.46 0.034d
Mental Health
Oral 46.28 ± 27.29 55.07 ± 27.9 0.004d
Video 43.55 ± 12.8 49.84 ± 18.84 0.01
Overall Mean 44.94 ± 21.25 52.3 ± 20.39 0 < 001d
Overall Health
Oral 49.60 ± 15.66 54.47 ± 13.71 0 < 001d
Video 52.25 ± 19.04 56.17 ± 16.29 0.002d
Overall Mean 50.90 ± 17.31 55.31 ± 14.93 0.003d

aData are presented as means ± SD.

bIn order to compare overall mean before and after education, the ANOVA test was used with Bonferroni correction of P value < 0.005.

cIn each group, 45 patients were allocated randomly.

dThe difference is statistically significant.