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

Table 6 Pairwise comparisons of changes of the variables in FCEPG

Variables		Mean difference	Standard error	P-value^a
Knowledge of phosphate control	Follow-up1 vs. Baseline	-4.85	1.1843	0.001
	Follow-up2 vs. Baseline	-6.12	1.1843	0.001
	Follow-up2 vs. Follow-up1	-1.05	1.1843	0.001
Adherence to DRPI	Follow-up1 vs. Baseline	-11.60	0.286	0.001
	Follow-up2 vs. Baseline	-12.95	0.3016	0.001
	Follow-up2 vs. Follow-up1	-1.35	0.1845	0.001
Adherence to medication	Follow-up1 vs. Baseline	-1.5	0.131	0.001
	Follow-up2 vs. Baseline	-2.25	0.190	0.001
	Follow-up2 vs. Follow-up1	-0.75	0.167	0.001
Serum phosphorus level	Follow-up1 vs. Baseline	-0.09	0.3407	0.936
	Follow-up2 vs. Baseline	0.71	0.3407	0.001
	Follow-up2 vs. Follow-up1	0.78	0.3407	0.001

Data are represented as mean ± standard deviations
FCEPG Family-centered empowerment program group, DRPI Dietary restriction of phosphorus intake
^ap-values for comparing differences between follow-up1 and baseline, follow-up2 and baseline, and follow-up2 and follow-up1 (derived from pairwise comparisons Bonferroni test)

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