Effect of Self-Determination Theory on Knowledge, Treatment Adherence, and Self-Management of Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis

Table 3

Comparison of treatment compliance scores before and after intervention between the two groups (‾x ± s, minutes).

Group	N	Dietary compliance		Fluid intake compliance		Dialysis regimen compliance		Medication compliance		Total score
		Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention
Intervention group	45	21.51 ± 4.20	28.64 ± 3.59	12.65 ± 2.77	18.63 ± 2.80	12.65 ± 2.85	18.00 ± 3.17	18.63 ± 3.25	21.70 ± 3.54	68.95 ± 7.80	87.03 ± 8.11
Conventional group	45	20.70 ± 4.63	23.81 ± 4.03	13.80 ± 2.92	15.42 ± 3.11	13.30 ± 3.18	15.74 ± 3.64	17.84 ± 3.41	20.52 ± 3.28	66.30 ± 7.54	75.11 ± 7.83
t value		0.869	6.003	1.917	5.146	1.021	3.141	1.125	1.640	1.639	7.093
value		0.387	0.000	0.059	0.000	0.310	0.002	0.264	0.105	0.105	0.000