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. 2019 Oct 23;16(21):4058. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214058

Table 4.

Mean changes (95%CI) in hypertension knowledge, self-efficacy, self-management, and social support.

Outcomes (Aggregate Score) Intervention Control Adjusted Mean Difference * p
Hypertension knowledge (35) 2.3 (0.8, 3.8) 0.8 (−0.4, 2.0) 1.5 (−0.3, 3.3) 0.110
Diagnostic criteria (1) 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) 0.1 (0.0, 0.2) 0.1 (−0.1, 0.2) 0.218
Salt intake (1) 0.1 (0.0,0.2) 0.1 (0.0, 0.2) 0.0 (−0.1, 0.1) 0.585
Symptoms (9) 0.6 (0.3, 1.0) 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) −0.1 (−0.7, 0.5) 0.747
Complications (7) 0.6 (0.0, 1.1) −0.2 (−0.8, 0.3) 0.8 (0.0, 1.7) 0.055
Risk factors (8) 0.6 (0.0, 1.2) −0.3 (−0.8, 0.3) 0.9 (0.1, 1.7) 0.027
Methods of self-management (8) 0.5 (0.0, 1.0) −0.3 (−0.7, 0.1) 0.8 (0.2, 1.5) 0.009
Self-efficacy (75) 0.8 (−0.4, 2.0) −0.6 (−1.7, 0.4) 1.4 (−0.2, 3.0) 0.086
Daily life (20) 0.6 (0.1, 1.1) −0.2 (−0.6, 0.3) 0.8 (0.1, 1.5) 0.025
Health behavior (30) 0.0 (−0.4, 0.5) −0.5 (−0.9, 0.0) 0.5 (−0.2, 1.3) 0.153
Medication adherence (15) 0.0 (−0.4, 0.4) 0.2 (−0.2, 0.6) −0.2 (−0.8, 0.4) 0.615
Self-management (10) 0.2 (−0.2, 0.5) −0.1 (−0.5, 0.2) 0.3 (−0.2, 0.8) 0.242
Self-management (165) 7.3 (4.3, 10.3) −1.4 (−4.0, 1.2) 8.7 (4.7, 12.7) <0.001
Medication adherence (20) 0.2 (−0.3, 0.7) −0.2 (−0.7, 0.3) 0.4 (−0.4, 1.2) 0.355
Condition monitoring (20) 1.6 (1.0, 2.2) 0.0 (−0.6, 0.6) 1.6 (0.7, 2.5) <0.001
Diet management (50) 1.7 (0.6, 2.8) −2.5 (−3.5, −1.6) 4.2 (2.7, 5.6) <0.001
Exercise management (15) 1.3 (0.5, 2.0) 0.8 (0.0, 1.5) 0.5 (−0.7, 1.7) 0.389
Work–rest management (25) 1.9 (0.7, 3.0) 0.4 (−0.8, 1.5) 1.5 (−0.2, 3.2) 0.091
Social support (64) 0.4 (−0.1, 0.9) 0.7 (0.3, 1.2) −0.3 (−1.1, 0.3) 0.309
Subjective support (20) 0.0 (−0.5, 0.5) 0.2(−0.3, 0.7) −0.2 (−0.8, 0.4) 0.521
Objective support (32) −0.1 (−0.6, 0.4) 0.1 (−0.4, −0.6) −0.2 (−1.0, 0.7) 0.647
Use of social support (12) 0.5 (0.0, 1.0) 0.6 (0.1, 1.1) −0.1 (−0.9, 0.7) 0.785

* Adjusted for sex, age, education, marriage, work status, income, disease course, and clinical complications.