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. 2020 Dec 15;22(12):e19452. doi: 10.2196/19452

Table 4.

Comparison of self-efficacy and self-management scores between groups.

Variable Intervention group (n=25) Control group (n=24) ANCOVAa Partial ε2 R2 (adjusted R2) Power

Pretest, mean (SD) Posttest, mean (SD) Pretest, mean (SD) Posttest, mean (SD) F value (df=1) P value


Self-efficacy scores

Total self-efficacy of CKDb 167.36 (30.89) 171.28 (22.92) 154.29(29.04) 142.21 (26.36) 13.728 .001 0.230 0.388 (0.361) 0.952

Blood sugar or blood pressure control 24.36 (6.24) 26.32 (4.49) 20.58 (6.19) 19.71 (5.49) 15.393 <0.001 0.251 0.534 (0.514) 0.970

Diet 32.40 (7.37) 31.08 (7.15) 28.96 (7.42) 25.62 (6.14) 6.358 .02 0.121 0.175 (0.140) 0.695

Exercise 24.08 (6.05) 24.28 (5.25) 20.33 (7.91) 19.29 (6.28) 5.555 .02 0.108 0.308 (0.278) 0.636

Medical treatment 27.48 (4.11) 28.12 (3.00) 27.29 (4.14) 25.58 (4.22) 5.975 .02 0.115 0.169 (0.133) 0.668

Lifestyle 17.60 (3.37) 18.04 (2.21) 16.37 (3.63) 14.92 (4.61) 8.865 .005 0.162 0.569 (0.550) 0.830

Infection prevention 7.12 (3.24) 7.80 (1.91) 7.00 (2.13) 6.96 (2.05) 2.206 .14 0.046 0.119 (0.081) 0.307

Problem-solving 16.52 (4.71) 17.08 (3.01) 16.50 (3.13) 14.46 (3.69) 7.959 .007 0.147 0.213 (0.179) 0.789

Partnership 17.80 (4.09) 18.56 (2.20) 17.62 (2.90) 15.67 (3.51) 11.872 .001 0.205 0.220 (0.187) 0.921
Self-management scores

Total self-management of CKD 52.88 (8.25) 54.16 (6.71) 49.20 (7.04) 47.58 (6.42) 8.929 .004 0.163 0.477 (0.454) 0.833

Partnership 10.52 (1.85) 10.48 (1.58) 9.79 (1.67) 8.96 (1.71) 7.894 .007 0.146 0.308 (0.278) 0.785

Compliance 6.80 (1.29) 6.88 (0.93) 6.29 (1.04) 6.17 (0.87) 5.182 .03 0.101 0.298 (0.267) 0.606

Self-care 28.96 (4.70) 30.16 (3.80) 27.00 (3.97) 27.08 (3.82) 5.170 .03 0.101 0.480 (0.458) 0.605

Problem-solving 6.60 (1.32) 6.64 (1.29) 6.12 (1.51) 5.37 (1.34) 9.589 .003 0.172 0.355 (0.327) 0.858

aANCOVA: analysis of covariance.

bCKD: chronic kidney disease.