Table 3 Between- and within-group comparison of the Caring Assessment Questionnaire and its dimensions in the intervention and control groups
variables | Group | Before | after | p-value(within -groups) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Being accessible | Intervention Control | 25.22 ± 0.79 24.45 ± 1.4 | 28.12 ± 0.15 23.89 ± 1.12 | 0.01 0.52 |
Between-group | p-value | 0.42 | 0.01 | |
Explains and facilitates | Intervention Control | 40.72 ± 0.14 40.89 ± 1.1 | 43.12 ± 1.32 41.14 ± 0.12 | 0.012 0.25 |
Between groups | 0.45 | 0.02 | ||
Comforts | Intervention Control | 50.12 ± 0.13 51.75 ± 0.41 | 54.11 ± 0.51 50.55 ± 0.45 | 0.001 0.42 |
Between two groups | 0. 55 | 0.47 | ||
Anticipates | Intervention Control | 21.20 ± 0.52 22.12 ± 0.41 | 24.12 ± 0.12 21.92 ± 0.32 | 0.01 0.52 |
Between two groups | 0.47 | 0.01 | ||
Trusting relationship | Intervention Control | 84.01 ± 0.15 83.23 ± 0.23 | 88.12 ± 0.24 82.58 ± 0.14 | 0.001 0.23 |
Between two groups | 0.27 | 0.001 | ||
Monitors and follows through | Intervention Control | 35.25 ± 1.23 34.92 ± 0.12 | 38.10 ± 0.19 34.13 ± 1.02 | 0.01 0.41 |
Between two groups | 0.52 | 0.002 | ||
Total of caring behaviors | Intervention Control | 256.61 ± 5.16 257.52 ± 3.99 | 275.69 ± 6.52 254.21 ± 3.15 | 0.001 0.15 |
Between two groups | 0.23 | 0.001 |