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. 2020 Nov 23;2020:8897881. doi: 10.1155/2020/8897881

Table 2.

Measurements of primary outcomes in intervention and control groups.

Variables Intervention (n = 35) Control (n = 35) Mean difference (95% CI) lower (95% CI) lower P value# P value## P value for interaction###
Mean SD Mean SD
Knowledge Before 5.23 2.67 4.37 2.16 0.86 −0.30 2.01 0.144 < 0.001 <0.001
After 9.37 2.34 5.43 1.77 3.31 2.78 3.86 < 0.001
Post 10.03 2.04 8.00 1.64 1.63 0.94 2.32 < 0.001

Performance Before 14.77 5.97 14.71 6.39 0.06 −2.89 3.01 0.969 0.011 < 0.001
After 25.26 5.50 16.74 5.68 8.47 7.42 9.51 < 0.001
Post 28.14 4.91 26.06 3.36 2.06 0.82 3.29 0.001

Physical function Before 38.29 19.13 31.86 15.63 6.43 −1.90 14.76 0.128 < 0.001 0.418
After 39.29 16.77 31.86 15.63 1.60 −0.59 3.80 0.150

Role physical Before 5.71 17.24 7.86 17.96 −2.14 −10.54 6.25 0.612 < 0.001 < 0.001
After 15.71 19.26 7.86 17.96 9.85 5.66 14.04 < 0.001

Body pain Before 34.71 18.46 27.97 15.28 6.74 −1.34 14.83 0.101 < 0.001 0.001
After 43.09 14.13 27.97 15.28 10.07 6.30 13.84 <0.001

General health Before 26.94 15.80 27.51 16.38 −0.57 −8.25 7.10 0.882 < 0.001 < 0.001
After 42.94 12.32 27.51 16.38 15.82 12.21 19.45 < 0.001

Vitality Before 36.29 14.52 38.29 16.67 −2.00 −9.46 5.46 0.594 < 0.001 < 0.001
After 49.43 11.99 38.29 16.67 12.74 9.94 15.56 <0.001

Social functioning Before 33.40 15.81 30.89 11.52 2.51 −4.09 9.11 0.450 < 0.001 < 0.001
After 47.34 14.29 30.89 11.52 14.63 10.37 18.91 <0.001

Role emotional Before 10.40 20.95 10.43 22.50 −0.03 −10.40 10.34 0.996 0.032 0.001
After 16.09 23.33 10.43 22.50 5.68 1.36 10.01 0.011

Mental health Before 50.63 10.58 49.49 11.92 1.14 −4.23 6.52 0.673 < 0.001 < 0.001
After 60.69 7.10 49.49 11.92 10.37 8.54 12.20 <0.001

Total physical health Before 28.26 11.75 26.54 10.51 1.71 −3.60 7.03 0.522 < 0.001 < 0.001
After 38.03 9.21 26.54 10.51 10.09 8.16 12.03 <0.001

Total mental health Before 31.60 10.78 31.37 9.38 0.23 −4.59 5.05 0.925 < 0.001 < 0.001
After 43.26 8.80 31.37 9.38 11.70 9.61 13.79 <0.001

Total SF-36 Before 29.51 10.99 28.00 8.59 1.51 −3.19 6.22 0.523 < 0.001 < 0.001
After 39.31 8.77 28.00 8.59 10.06 8.31 11.81 < 0.001

#Independent t-test for baseline measures, ANCOVA for after (post) intervention measures. ##ANCOVA for after (post) intervention measures adjusted for gender, age, BMI, education, family history, hypertension history, diabetic history, hyperlipedimia history, smoking history, alcolic history, and stressful personality. ###Time-intervention interaction based on RMANOVA. Bold values indicate significant P values.