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Table 5 Medians, interquartile ranges and p-values of the primary and secondary outcomes

From: Evaluating the feasibility of a nurse-led self-management support intervention for kidney transplant recipients: a pilot study

Outcomes

Subdomain (questionnaire)

T0a

T1a

Ca

P-value (Wilcoxon test)

Effect Size

N

Median (IQR)

N

Median (IQR)

N

Median (IQR)

C-T1

T0-T1

C-T1

T0-T1

Self-management knowledge and behaviour

Total Score (PIHb)

15

88.0 (81.0–92.0)

15

88.0 (81.0–94.0)

32

85.5 (80.0–93.0)

0.54

0.41

0.20

0.24

Self-management knowledge and behaviour

Knowledge and coping (PIHb)

15

51.0 (41.0–53.0)

15

51.0 (45.0–55.0)

33

47.0 (42.0–54.5)

0.47

0.43

0.23

0.27

Self-management knowledge and behaviour

Recognition and management of symptoms, adherence to treatment (PIHb)

15

38.0 (36.0–40.0)

15

38.0 (36.0–40.0)

32

38.5 (36.0–40.0)

0.89

0.69

0.18

0.09

Quality of Life

General quality of life (WHOQol-BREFb)

16

4.0 (3.0–4.0)

16

4.0 (3.0–4.0)

32

4.0 (3.0–4.0)

0.73

0.56

0.20

0.22

Quality of Life

Satisfaction with health (WHOQol-BREFb)

16

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

16

3.5 (3.0–4.0)

33

4.0 (3.0–4.0)

0.27

0.40

− 0.31

0.11

Quality of Life

Role limitations due to physical health problems (SF-36b)

15

0.0 (0.0–50.0)

15

75.0 (0.0–100.0)

30

87.5 (0.0–100.0)

0.78

0.02

− 0.11

0.78

Quality of Life

Role limitations due to emotional problems (SF-36b)

14

100.0 (0.25–100.0)

15

100.0 (50.00–100.0)

29

100.0 (66.7–100.0)

0.55

0.73

−  0.17

0.14

Quality of Life

Vitality (SF-36b)

16

50.0 (26.3–58.8)

16

32.5 (25.8–52.5)

32

42.5 (25.0–53.8)

0.58

0.03

− 0.14

−0.41

Quality of Life

General mental health (SF-36b)

16

75.5 (61.5–88.0)

16

84.0 (70.5–92.0)

32

87.5 (64.0–92.0)

0.75

0.27

0.11

0.27

Self-efficacy

Total score (SECD6b)

16

5.3 (3.2–7.2)

16

5.3 (2.8–7.6)

30

5.6 (3.8–7.3)

0.94

0.32

−0.04

0.20

Self-efficacy

VAS - healthb

16

60.1 (32.6–81.1)

16

66.9 (50.7–79.8)

32

70.5 (53.8–80.6)

0.70

0.25

− 0.13

0.31

Self-efficacy

VAS -painb

16

8.3 (2.5–36.0)

16

3,6 (0.4–25.7)

33

2.9 (0.7–14.0)

0.99

0.90

0.05

0.20

Self-efficacy

VAS - fatigueb

16

57.2 (9.4–74.5)

16

25.7 (19.6–65.5)

33

43.9 (8.6–61.9)

0.82

0.45

− 0.08

0.20

Transplant effects

Worry about the transplan (TxEQb)

14

3.4 (2.5–4.0)

16

3.1 (2.6–3.5)

29

3.3 (2.7–3.7)

0.69

0.69

0.11

0.48

Transplant effects

Guilt towards the donor (TxEQb)

16

2.1 (1.8–2.6)

16

2.0 (1.6–2.2)

33

2.2 (1.8–2.8)

0.08

0.07

0.54

0.34

Transplant effects

Disclosure about the transplantation (TxEQb)

16

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

16

4.8 (4.4–5.0)

32

4.8 (3.7–5.0)

0.85

0.07

− 0.01

0.31

Transplant effects

Adherence to immunosuppressive medications (TxEQb)

16

4.8 (4.4–5.0)

16

5.0 (4.6–5.0)

32

4.8 (4.1–5.0)

0.03

0.12

0.81

0.43

Transplant effects

Responsibility towards others (TxEQb)

16

3.5 (3.0–4.0)

16

3.6 (3.3–4.0)

33

3.8 (3.0–4.3)

0.86

0.36

0.02

0.20

Social support

Social integration and support (heiQb)

16

18.5 (13.5–20.0)

16

19.0 (15.0–20.0)

33

18.0 (15.0–20.0)

0.78

0.91

− 0.09

−0.04

Patient-centred care

Total score (CAHPSb)

15

19.0 (18.0–20.0)

15

20.0 (20.0–20.0)

32

19.5 (18.0–20.0)

0.05

0.02

0.56

0.56

  1. aC Control group, T0 Intervention group at baseline, T1 Intervention group after receiving the intervention
  2. bPIH Partners in health scale, WHOQol-BREF The world health organization quality of life - brief version, SF-36 36-item short form survey, SECD6 Self-efficacy for managing chronic disease 6-item scale, VAS Visual analogue scales, TxEQ The transplant effects questionnaire, heiQ Health education impact questionnaire, CAHPS American consumer assessment of health plan surveys