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

Table 5

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

Group	N	Physiological domain		Psychological domain		Social relations domain		Environmental area		Total score
		Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention
Intervention group	45	20.55 ± 4.82	25.64 ± 5.12	21.60 ± 3.95	25.44 ± 4.63	6.93 ± 2.11	9.50 ± 3.08	25.64 ± 4.93	28.23 ± 5.43	73.95 ± 8.53	88.20 ± 8.87
Conventional group	45	21.85 ± 3.90	22.39 ± 4.85	22.33 ± 4.21	22.81 ± 5.02	6.20 ± 1.86	7.54 ± 2.30	26.81 ± 5.28	27.06 ± 5.70	75.67 ± 8.26	79.14 ± 9.35
t value		1.407	3.091	0.848	2.583	1.741	3.420	1.086	0.997	0.972	4.716
value		0.163	0.003	0.399	0.011	0.085	0.001	0.280	0.322	0.334	<0.001