Table 3 Fatigue pre−/post-intervention
Outcomes | Study group | P value (t test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-care education | Control | |||
Overall | (n = 44) | (n = 42) | ||
Total fatigue | Pre-intervention | 41.7 (18.4) | 38.3 (17.9) | 0.76 |
Post-intervention | 38.7 (20.3) | 43.5 (19.2) | 0.023 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.44 | 0.031 | ||
Physical fatigue | Pre-intervention | 47.1 (25.1) | 43.7 (23.6) | 0.35 |
Post-intervention | 47.6 (22.7) | 46.1 (24.1) | 0.47 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.54 | 0.33 | ||
Affective fatigue | Pre-intervention | 33.6 (21.8) | 31.4 (19.8) | 0.49 |
Post-intervention | 27.5 (23.7) | 33.5 (25.3) | 0.027 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.011 | 0.39 | ||
Cognitive fatigue | Pre-intervention | 31.3 (19.7) | 33.0 (23.1) | 0.35 |
Post-intervention | 29.0 (22.5) | 36.2 (20.7) | 0.028 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.16 | 0.33 | ||
Without baseline depression | (n = 33) | (n = 34) | ||
Total fatigue | Pre-intervention | 33.5 (17.1) | 32.1 (18.4) | 0.63 |
Post-intervention | 31.5 (19.2) | 38.2 (19.7) | 0.027 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.25 | 0.034 | ||
Physical fatigue | Pre-intervention | 36.4 (21.7) | 34.9 (24.1) | 0.47 |
Post-intervention | 38.3 (23.5) | 37.4 (23.8) | 0.23 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.27 | 0.31 | ||
Affective fatigue | Pre-intervention | 27.3 (21.1) | 25.8 (20.1) | 0.34 |
Post-intervention | 20.4 (19.4) | 27.4 (19.9) | 0.019 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.016 | 0.29 | ||
Cognitive fatigue | Pre-intervention | 29.2 (18.7) | 31.6 (20.5) | 0.47 |
Post-intervention | 26.9 (20.7) | 34.9 (21.7) | 0.038 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.13 | 0.24 | ||
With baseline depression | (n = 11) | (n = 8) | ||
Total fatigue | Pre-intervention | 66.2 (15.0) | 64.7 (18.3) | 0.44 |
Post-intervention | 60.2 (16.8) | 66.2 (16.3) | 0.042 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.039 | 0.26 | ||
Physical fatigue | Pre-intervention | 79.1 (25.2) | 81.3 (22.7) | 0.55 |
Post-intervention | 75.5 (24.3) | 83.1 (22.5) | 0.13 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.29 | 0.33 | ||
Affective fatigue | Pre-intervention | 52.3 (11.6) | 55.1 (13.2) | 0.44 |
Post-intervention | 48.9 (13.1) | 59.3 (14.0) | 0.046 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.37 | 0.28 | ||
Cognitive fatigue | Pre-intervention | 37.4 (24.3) | 39.2 (21.9) | 0.49 |
Post-intervention | 35.1 (19.5) | 41.7 (18.6) | 0.041 | |
p-value (t test) | 0.12 | 0.31 | ||