Table III

Means and standard deviation of the score between the control and experimental groups before the intervention

Interest variableAspectTotal scoreControl means ± SD (n=26)Experimental means ± SD (n=26)p-value (2-tailed)
PPHBTotal7041.1±6.744.3±5.90.074
 Food3018.3±3.619.4±4.00.283
 Exercise2011.2±3.711.7±2.20.533
 Mental2011.6±2.413.4±2.50.014
QOLTotal (item 1–26)13092.0±10.994.7±12.10.397
 Physical3524.2±2.925.7±3.70.112
 Mental3023.1±3.422.7±3.10.675
 Social relationship1510.2±2.010.6±2.00.504
 Environmental4027.7±3.728.8±4.70.397
MFTotal5534.1±3.933.8±4.80.826
 Awareness2515.3±3.415.4±3.50.999
 Acceptance158.5±2.97.6±2.80.275
 Self-regulation1510.3±3.010.6±2.60.660
SETotal6035.5±5.738.3±5.40.073
 Food2515.4±3.716.6±3.40.235
 Exercise2011.0±4.012.7±3.40.107
 Mental159.1±1.69.4±2.60.576

Notes: PPHB, prevention and promotion hypertension behaviors; QOL, quality of life; MF, mindfulness perceived; SE, self-efficacy perceived. p-value from independent simple t-test for two groups

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