Table 3

Health skill improvement of HRP evaluation

Health skill dimensionsGroupsx¯ ± S.D.Difference between groupsChange within groups
BaselinePosttestFollow-upPosttest – baselineFollow-up – baselineF(d.f.), p-value
Mean rankU, p-valueMean rankU, p-value
Those who had no chronic disease
To access health informationExperimental12.8 ± 1.913.4 ± 2.013.8 ± 1.820.3145.5
0.409
21.2129.5
0.191
2.51(2,45), 0.108
Comparison12.7 ± 1.812.7 ± 1.512.7 ± 1.517.616.70.09(2,41), 0.911
To understand health informationExperimental9.4 ± 1.49.9 ± 1.610.0 ± 1.422.3109.0
0.036*
22.4106.0
0.028*
1.47(2,45), 0.254
Comparison9.7 ± 1.29.4 ± 0.99.3 ± 0.822.315.40.41(2,41), 0.663
To apply health informationExperimental18.5 ± 2.819.4 ± 2.919.6 ± 2.620.3146.0
0.434
22.5105.0
0.042*
1.41(2,45), 0.255
Comparison18.8 ± 2.418.7 ± 2.118.2 ± 1.517.615.30.67(2,41), 0.518
Those who had a chronic disease
To access health informationExperimental15.7±2.216.0 ± 2.316.6 ± 1.926.3216.5
0.197
28.7158.5
0.011*
2.66(2,24), 0.090
Comparison15.8 ± 2.015.1 ± 1.815.1 ± 2.821.318.70.15(2,22), 0.859
To understand health informationExperimental15.7 ± 2.115.9 ± 1.915.9 ± 1.927.7198.0
0.084
27.3192.5
0.071
0.32(2,24), 0.728
Comparison15.5 ± 1.815.1 ± 1.614.7 ± 2.320.520.30.82(2,22) 0.447
To apply health informationExperimental30.6 ± 3.931.6 ± 3.830.8 ± 3.626.7206.5
0.135
27.7183.5
0.046*
0.08(2,24) 0.927
Comparison30.5 ± 3.430.2 ± 2.728.6 ± 4.520.919.82.32(2,220.117)

Note(s): (1)Those who had no chronic disease: experimental group n = 21, comparison group n = 19

(2)Those who had chronic disease: experimental group n = 26, comparison group n = 24

(3)*p < 0.05 revealed significant differences between experimental and comparison groups by Mann–Whitney U test

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