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Table 6 Within-group comparison of the overall mean scores in the intervention and control groups

From: The effect of patient education based on health belief model on hospital readmission preventive behaviors and readmission rate in patients with a primary diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome: a quasi-experimental study

Group

Difference between measurement time points

Mean difference

SD difference

p-value

Control

Before the intervention-one month after the intervention

4.40

1.74

.041

Before the intervention-three months after the intervention

6.94

1.97

.002

One month after the intervention-three months after the intervention

2.54

.98

.034

Intervention

Before the intervention-one month after the intervention

14.54

1.74

.000

Before the intervention-three months after the intervention

11.17

1.97

.000

One month after the intervention-three months after the intervention

3.37

.98

.003