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Table 5 Comparisons of scores for different Exercise of Self-Care Agency dimensions between groups before and after intervention, mean ± SD/median (P25, P75)

Item	Experimental group (n = 54)		Control group (n = 54)		2 groups before intervention		2 groups after intervention
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	T1/Z1	P1 value	T2/Z2	P1 value
ESCA	92.8 ± 3.07	118.35 ± 5.92	92.56 ± 2.99	105.81 ± 5.03	0.411	0.680	11.851	< 0.001
Self-concept	22 (21, 23)	23 (21.75, 24.25)	22.5 (21, 24)	22.5 (21, 25)	-1.132	0.258	-0.412	0.680
Self-care responsibility	9 (9, 10)	15 ± 2.68	9 (8, 10)	11.74 ± 2.5	-0.482	0.631	6.531	< 0.001
Self-care skills	22 (20.75, 23)	32.5 (29, 34.25)	21 (20.75, 23)	28 (25, 30)	-0.642	0.520	-6.532	< 0.001
Health knowledge	40 (39, 41)	48 (46.75, 51)	39.5 (38, 41)	44 (41, 46)	-0.892	0.376	-6.102	< 0.001

¹Data checked with the Student’s t test.

²Data checked with the Mann-Whitney U test.

ESCA: Exercise of Self-Care Agency.