Table 4.

Correlation between total scores of knowledge and adherence of the study group patients with CVLU before and after intervention (n = 80)

Total adherence scores at different times of assessment	Correlation of total scores among the study group patients with CVLU (n = 80)
	total knowledge scores of the study group (n = 40)
	r	p value
Pretest	0.885	0.0001*
After 1 month	0.774	0.0001*
After 3 months	0.477	0.002*
After 6 months	0.296	0.063
After 12 months	0.290	0.069

Study group = patients attended educational intervention on compression therapy adherence. Control group = patients did not attend educational intervention on compression therapy adherence. r = correlation coefficient.

^*Statistically significant.