Family-centered empowerment approach to optimize phosphate management among hemodialysis patients: an experimental study

Table 5 Comparison changes of the variables in FCEPG and CG

Group Variables		FCEPG	CG	P-value
Knowledge of phosphate control	Baseline	4.35 ± 2.31	5.20 ± 2.09	0.08^a
	Follow-up1	9.32 ± 2.05	6.15 ± 2.33	0.001^a
	Follow-up2	10.37 ± 2.52	7.52 ± 2.57	0.001^a
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline	0.001^b	0.001^b
Adherence to DRPI	Baseline	24.15 ± 7.13	26.13 ± 6.46	0.19^a
	Follow-up1	35.75 ± 7.26	29.48 ± 6.96	0.001^a
	Follow-up2	37.10 ± 7.10	31.25 ± 7.06	0.001^a
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline	0.001^b	0.001^b
Adherence to medication	Baseline	5.75 ± 0.5	5.5 ± 0.75	0.18^a
	Follow-up1	7.25 ± 1.25	5.75 ± 1.25	0.001^a
	Follow-up2	8 ± 0.75	6.25 ± 0.5	0.001^a
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline	0.001^b	0.001^b
Serum phosphorus level	Baseline	6.57 ± 0.98	6.75 ± 1.7	0.72^a
	Follow-up1	6.65 ± 2.02	6.1 ± 1.28	0.005^a
	Follow-up2	5.87 ± 1.65	6.7 ± 1.24	0.005^a
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline	0.005^b	0.005^b

Data are represented as mean ± standard deviations
FCEPG Family-centered empowerment program group, CG Control group, DRPI Dietary restriction of phosphorus intake
^ap-values for comparing scores between the FCEPG and CEG, at baseline (derived from independent t-tests)
^bp-value for comparing differences between follow-ups and baseline (derived from GLM-repeated measure ANOVA)

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