Table 4.
Comparison of the mean ±SD of quality of life scores at different times (before, immediately, one month, and three months after the intervention) in the experimental and control groups
| Group | Time | Before intervention Mean±SD | immediately after Mean±SD | 1 months after Mean±SD | 3 months after Mean±SD | P value** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Group | Time/group | ||||||
| Experimental group | 2.96±0.48 | 3.04±0.43 | 3.45±0.46 | 3.64±0.40 | 0.001 | 0.18 | 0.001 | |
| Control group | 3.17±0.44 | 3.13±0.40 | 3.11±0.30 | 2.99±0.28 | ||||
| P value* | 0.19 | 0.53 | 0.01 | < 0.001 | ||||
*
Independent t-test;
**
Repeated measures test