Table 2. Intergroup comparison of self-care assessment.
| Control | Intervention | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial interview | 3 months later | Initial interview | 3 months later | |||
| median (lowest to highest) |
median (lowest to highest) |
median (lowest to highest) |
median (lowest to highest) |
|||
| Sum total circumference (total value) cm | 109.4 (89.6~126.0) |
1086 (89.4~127.5) |
100.2 (90.0~128.8) |
97.0 (91.6~130.0) |
||
| FACT-G | Physical symptoms | 7 (1~18) |
7 (1~18) |
10 (3~19) |
7* (1~13) |
|
| Social/familial relations | 19 (9~30) |
18 (9~30) |
18 (8~27) |
18 (10~26) |
||
| Psychological state | 11 (2~19) |
10 (2~18) |
9 (3~18) |
6*** (3~12) |
||
| Activity conditions | 14 (12~18) |
16* (14~18) |
14 (10~19) |
20*** (15~23) |
||
| MHP | Psychological | 19 (15~24) |
19 (13~25) |
18 (15~26) |
16*** (10~21) |
|
| Social | 19 (15~23) |
19 (13~22) |
18 (11~25) |
15*** (10~22) |
||
| Physical | 23 (15~28) |
23 (16~28) |
24 (17~33) |
18*** (13~26) |
||
| Total SCL score | 63 (50~71) |
61* (48~66) |
58 (49~84) |
50*** (40~66) |
||
| Self-care self-assessment | 19 (17~23) |
25*** (21~28) |
19 (18~21) |
37*** (28~40) |
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Wilcoxon signed rank test. Asterisks denote significant differences from the Initial inverview: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.005.