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

Table 7 Comparison of the frequency of hospital readmission between the intervention and control groups at time points of one month and three months after the intervention

Variable	Group				Results
	Control		Intervention
	Frequency	Percentage (%)	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Readmission one month after the intervention
No	24	68.6	30	85.7	χ² = 2.91 df = 1 Sig = .088
Yes	11	31.4	5	14.3	χ² = 2.91 df = 1 Sig = .088
Readmission three months after the intervention
No	21	60	24	68.6	χ² = .56 df = 1 Sig = .454
Yes	14	40	11	31.4	χ² = .56 df = 1 Sig = .454

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