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Table 4 Comparison of the mean scores of fatigue before and after the intervention in the intervention group 1 (patient-centered), intervention group 2 (family-centered) and control group

From: Effect of patient-centered and family-centered self-care education program on the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis: a quasi-experimental study

Level of fatigue and its dimensions

Pre-test

Post-test

Statistical tests, paired t-test

And The result of analysis of variance

The result of analysis of variance

Pre-test

The result of analysis of variance

Post-test

(SD) Mean

(SD) Mean

F

P

df

T

Cognitive

(0–40)

Patient-centered

(6.92) 15

(7.30) 11.27

 

0.002

45

3.66

F = 27.55

P < 0.001

F = 8.38

P < 0.001

Family-centered

(6.40) 14.47

(6.29) 10.55

4.12

< 0.001

-

-

Control

(5.47) 6.38

(6.32) 12.43

8.29

0.20

45

 

Physical

(0–40)

Patient-centered

(8.44) 20.50

(15.33) 14.62

 

< 0.001

45

5.54

F = 36.45

P < 0.001

F = 18.34

P < 0.001

Family-centered

(7.83) 19.70

(14.32) 13.30

5.96

< 0.001

-

-

Control

(7.83) 7.83

(14.36) 16.40

8.38

0.57

45

 

Social

(0–80)

Patient-centered

(15.87) 31.72

(8.48) 24.50

 

< 0.001

45

6.63

F = 22.45

P < 0.001

F = 12.34

P < 0.001

Family-centered

(14.82) 32.55

(7.48) 22.97

7.57

< 0.001

-

-

Control

(39/12) 91/14

(51/7) 81/26

3.66

0.01

45

 

Fatigue

(0–160)

Patient-centered

(3.25) 67.21

(3.28) 50.08

 

< 0.001

45

9.59

F = 28.37

P < 0.001

F = 27.10

P < 0.001

Family-centered

(28.64) 66.72

(28.69) 46.54

7.47

< 0.001

-

-

Control

(25.10) 29.12

(27.93) 56.11

18.28

0.08

45

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