Individual and family self-management for high-risk gastrointestinal bleeding in older adults

Table 5 Comparison of disease uncertainty between the two groups (point, mean ± SD)

Group	Uncertainty		Complexity		Unpredictability		Inconsistency
	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Observation group (n = 75)	36.71 ± 3.25	52.47 ± 3.68	16.67 ± 2.18	26.80 ± 2.40	11.76 ± 1.86	18.82 ± 1.47	17.83 ± 2.36	25.76 ± 2.81
Control group (n = 75)	37.36 ± 3.60	46.71 ± 4.15	17.10 ± 2.64	21.76 ± 2.39	12.08 ± 2.03	15.60 ± 1.54	18.29 ± 2.43	22.37 ± 2.49
t value	1.161	8.993	1.088	12.887	1.007	13.098	1.176	7.820
P value	0.248	< 0.001a	0.279	< 0.001a	0.316	< 0.001a	0.241	< 0.001a

^aP < 0.05 vs the baseline level before intervention in the same group.