Do the patient education program and nurse-led telephone follow-up improve treatment adherence in hemodialysis patients? A randomized controlled trial

Table 4 Comparison of the mean score of the fluid restrictions in the study groups

Time of measurement	Groups		Sig.
	Control (n = 33)	Intervention (n = 33)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Before intervention	89.39 ± 36.99	100.00 ± 37.50	*P-value =0.247
After intervention	92.42 ± 35.62	121.21 ± 43.35	**P-value < 0.001
One month after intervention	95.45 ± 31.53	127.27 ± 45.22	**P-value < 0.001
Three months after intervention	98.48 ± 34.19	140.90 ± 40.41	**P-value < 0.001
Sig.	***P-value =0.126¹	***P-value < 0.0005¹

* Independent sample t-test
** ANCOVA test
*** Repeated measures ANOVA
¹Mauchly’s Test of Sphericity showed that the hypothesis of sphericity had not been rejected

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