Table 9.

Comparison of self-efficacy between the two groups.

Group	Experimental group	Control group	T value	P value
N	30	30
Barthel index (score)
Before nuring	51.36 ± 7.04	51.26 ± 5.91	0.059	.954
After nuring	78.83 ± 3.66	73.43 ± 4.99	4.694	.000
QOL score (score)
Before nuring	51.13 ± 6.23	53.30 ± 5.98	0.385	.702
After nuring	79.86 ± 3.66	71.86 ± 4.39	7.668	.000
SAS score (score)
Before nuring	60.86 ± 6.09	63.16 ± 5.20	−1.544	.128
After nuring	29.43 ± 3.32	33.03 ± 3.22	−4.183	.000
SDS score (score)
Before nuring	64.03 ± 5.51	63.60 ± 5.74	0.293	.771
After nuring	29.66 ± 3.11	33.73 ± 2.90	−5.14	.000

QOL = quality of life score, SAS = self-rating anxiety scale, SDS = self-rating depression scale.