Table 3 Pairwise comparisons of self-management and self-efficacy between the two groups before and after intervention

Exercise

EEG

26.57 ± 17.85

81.43 ± 49.25^a

229.71 ± 83.82^ab

330.00 ± 129.04^abc

CG

27.97 ± 24.79

49.05 ± 40.72^a

137.84 ± 40.29^ab

140.68 ± 37.31^ab

t

-0.274

3.047

5.875

8.356

p

0.785

0.003

<0.001

<0.001

Cognitive symptom

management

EEG

6.14 ± 2.76

8.23 ± 2.07^a

12.74 ± 4.00^ab

15.23 ± 4.02^abc

CG

6.16 ± 2.23

7.19 ± 2.38^a

8.46 ± 2.16^ab

10.41 ± 1.95^abc

t

-0.033

1.972

5.609

6.416

p

0.974

0.053

<0.001

<0.001

Communication with physicians

EEG

6.69 ± 2.82

7.86 ± 2.68^a

12.91 ± 3.43^ab

14.91 ± 2.71^abc

CG

6.62 ± 2.80

7.46 ± 2.06^a

9.05 ± 2.30^ab

8.76 ± 1.64^ab

t

0.097

0.708

5.576

11.601

p

0.923

0.481

<0.001

<0.001

Lifestyle

management

EEG

87.23 ± 8.68

98.71 ± 5.70^a

115.97 ± 11.83^ab

125.11 ± 10.69^abc

CG

84.68 ± 7.39

89.49 ± 7.79^a

104.27 ± 9.30^ab

99.86 ± 7.05^abc

t

1.347

5.759

4.681

11.759

p

0.182

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Self-efficacy

EEG

5.54 ± 0.90

6.20 ± 0.87^a

8.54 ± 0.66^ab

9.20 ± 0.60^abc

CG

5.70 ± 1.00

6.22 ± 0.96^a

7.25 ± 0.91^ab

6.77 ± 0.75^abc

t

-0.728

0.498

6.867

15.071

p

0.469

0.941

<0.001

<0.001