Table 3.

Cognitive and affective variables of the participants in both groups.

Cognitive and affective variables	Traditional follow-up (n=80) mean (SD)	Virtual follow-up (n=99) mean (SD)	P valuea
Symptoms countb	9.85 (7.17)	12.57 (6.91)	.011
Symptoms botherc	21.16 (17.19)	29.07 (18.23)	.004
Attituded	23.90 (5.32)	23.46 (4.69)	.554
Stresse	6.23 (3.67)	7.45 (4.04)	.037
Self-efficacyf	1246.25 (206.22)	1192.89 (196.89)	.079
Social supportg	70.23 (21.61)	60.77 (20.03)	.003

^aStudent’s t test.

^bPossible range 0-24.

^cPossible range 0-96.

^dPossible range 6-30.

^ePossible range 4-20.

^fPossible range 0-1400.

^gPossible range 19-95.