Effect of digital based nursing intervention on knowledge of self-care behaviors and self-efficacy of adult clients with diabetes

Table 3 Summary of diabetes self-care activities (SDSCA) scores, P-values, and effect sizes

Variable	Group	Pre-Intervention	Post-Intervention	P-value	Effect Size (Correlation)
Diet	Intervention	4.8 ± 1.2	5.6 ± 1.1	< 0.001	0.42
	Control	4.6 ± 1.1	4.7 ± 1.0	0.512	0.08
	P**	< 0.001	0.178
	Effect size***	0.58	0.09
Exercise	Intervention	3.2 ± 0.9	4.0 ± 1.0	< 0.001	0.63
	Control	3.0 ± 0.8	3.1 ± 0.9	0.345	0.06
	P**	< 0.001	0.212
	Effect size***	0.70	0.11
Medication Adherence	Intervention	5.7 ± 1.4	6.2 ± 1.3	0.027	0.34
	Control	5.5 ± 1.2	5.6 ± 1.2	0.748	0.02
	P**	0.027	0.734
	Effect size***	0.25	0.02
Blood Glucose Testing	Intervention	5.2 ± 1.1	5.8 ± 1.0	0.003	0.49
	Control	4.9 ± 1.0	5.1 ± 1.1	0.243	0.11
	P**	0.003	0.567
	Effect size***	0.54	0.11
Foot Care	Intervention	4.3 ± 1.0	4.8 ± 0.9	0.015	0.38
	Control	4.1 ± 0.9	4.2 ± 0.9	0.542	0.04
	P**	0.015	0.643
	Effect size***	0.32	0.03

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