Table 3. Intergroup comparison of self-care assessment (3 months after support).
Control group | Intervention group | Significance | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (lowest to highest) | Median (lowest to highest) | ||||
Sum total circumference (total value) cm | 108.6 (89.4~127.5) | 97.0 (91.6~130.0) | |||
FACT-G | Physical symptoms | 7 ( 1~18) | 7 ( 1~13) | ||
Social/familial relations | 18 ( 9~30) | 18 (10~26) | |||
Psychological state | 10 ( 2~18) | 6 ( 3~12) | * | ||
Activity conditions | 16 (14~18) | 20 (15~23) | *** | ||
MHP | Psychological | 19 (13~25) | 16 (10~21) | * | |
Social | 19 (13~22) | 15 (10~22) | * | ||
Physical | 23 (16~28) | 18 (13~26) | * | ||
Total SCL score | 61 (48~66) | 50 (40~66) | *** | ||
Self-care check list | 25 (21~28) | 37 (28~40) | *** |
Wilcoxon signed rank test. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.005.