Table 4 Determination and comparison of the mean score of illness acceptance in diabetic patients in the intervention and control groups at baseline and immediately, and six weeks after the intervention.

From: Effects of family-centered empowerment program on illness acceptance and self-management of patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial

Times

Intervention group

Control group

Results*

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Baseline

32.17

10.59

34.53

10.6

t = 0.855, df = 57

P = 0.396

Immediately after intervention

41.79

8.94

34.86

10.63

u = 261.5

P = 0.008

Six weeks after the intervention

47.1

5.72

34.66

10.54

u = 140.5

P < 0.001

Results**

df = 2

χ2 = 48.57

P < 0.001

df = 2

χ2 = 4.06

P = 0.131

 
  1. *Independent Samples t Test/Mann–Whitney U test. ** Friedman test with repeated measures.
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