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. 2018 May 4;15(5):913. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050913

Table 2.

Evaluation of the outcome variables before and after intervention within three groups.

Evaluation P2P Group P&D Group Control Group
Variables Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test
Self-rated health 3.10 (0.75) 3.38 (0.78) * 3.31 (1.01) 3.33 (0.91) 2.84 (0.99) 3.31 (1.18) *
Regular exercise (%) 77.90% 88.10% 72.20% 77.80% 76.60% 80.00%
Sedentary activity hours 4.69 (3.08) 5.03 (3.76) 5.58 (4.58) 4.25 (2.40) 4.97 (2.50) 5.73 (4.30)
Diet behavior and diet literacy 30.87 (4.76) 31.75 (4.34) 31.95 (4.47) 33.42 (5.16) * 30.52 (3.75) 32.32 (4.29) *
No nutrition risk (%) 82.5% 96.5% ** 88.9% 87.0% 90.0% 86.7%
Cognitive function 22.91 (5.01) 23.37 (5.51) 17.94 (6.09) 18.86 (6.08) 17.89 (6.58) 18.39 (5.94)
Depressive symptoms 5.92 (5.06) 5.53 (4.67) 4.87 (5.05) 5.04 (5.26) 5.17 (5.91) 5.13 (6.46)
Adaptation: selection 5.05 (1.13) 5.13 (1.13) 4.25 (1.95) 4.90 (1.09) ** 4.87 (1.31) 4.13 (1.07) **
Adaptation: optimization 5.65 (0.66) 5.42 (0.87) 5.33 (0.86) 5.44 (0.98) 5.63 (0.62) 5.40 (0.81)
Adaptation: compensation 5.22 (1.15) 4.98 (1.24) 5.21 (1.29) 5.27 (1.17) 5.23 (1.17) 5.37 (1.16)
Action and positive thinking coping 3.18 (0.64) 3.10 (0.78) 2.73 (0.90) 3.00 (0.73) 2.51 (0.96) 2.88 (0.93)
Negative coping 2.74 (0.60) 2.37 (0.72) ** 2.25 (0.71) 2.51 (0.72) 2.34 (0.75) 2.28 (0.71)
Emotion-focused coping 1.90 (0.69) 1.77 (0.75) 1.63 (0.70) 1.66 (0.76) 1.62 (0.80) 1.53 (0.65)
Family social support 9.92 (1.99) 9.68 (1.96) 9.85 (1.88) 10.13 (1.93) 9.15 (2.34) 9.92 (1.76)
Friend social support 7.69 (1.44) 7.45 (1.50) 8.57 (1.63) 8.80 (1.60) 7.68 (1.82) 8.32 (1.49)
Conflict with family members 14.3% 4.8% 13.0% 4.3% 8.3% 8.3%
Use of Internet 23.7% 30.5% 15.7% 17.6% 10.3% 6.9%
Search for health information 20.3% 22.0% 40.0% 66.7% 6.9% 6.9%
Financial preparation 61.0% 62.7% 58.8% 58.8% 31.0% 62.1% *
Financial security knowledge 27.1% 45.8% * 25.5% 29.4% 24.1% 20.7%
Life satisfaction 3.88 (0.67) 4.02 (0.66) 3.90 (1.05) 4.31 (0.84) ** 3.34 (0.23) 3.72 (0.22)

Note: McNemar test and paired-t test were conducted within the groups. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.