Table 2.

Comparison of self-care ability scores between the two groups (x̅ ± s, points).

Items	Experimental group		Control group		t	P
Mastery of gastric cancer knowledge	Before nursing	40.26 ± 2.65	Before nursing	40.37 ± 2.56	0.231	0.818
	After nursing	89.98 ± 5.40	After nursing	79.21 ± 5.22	11.108	<0.001
	t	64.026	t	51.747
	P	<0.001	P	<0.001
Mastery of home nursing skills	Before nursing	46.98 ± 2.58	Before nursing	47.00 ± 2.10	0.047	0.963
	After nursing	92.35 ± 2.54	After nursing	85.26 ± 3.54	12.605	<0.001
	t	97.068	t	72.002
	P	<0.001	P	<0.001