Table 3 Comparison of scores of components of the IMB among participants in the intervention and control groups before and after the implementation of the program
Before Intervention | After Intervention | Paired Sample t-Test | Average rate of change | Effect Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Information | |||||
Intervention Group | 15.54 (3.15) | 19.38 (3.06) | < 0.001 | 3.84 | 1.3 (Very large) |
Control Group | 14.86 (3.23) | 15.06 (3.37) | 0.713 | 0.2 | |
Independent t-test | 0.289 | < 0.001 | |||
Attitude | |||||
Intervention Group | 14.24 (2.92) | 15.38 (2.27) | 0.014 | 1.14 | 0.65 (Large) |
Control Group | 13.28 (3.64) | 13.76 (2.72) | 0.143 | 0.48 | |
Independent t-test | 0.149 | 0.002 | |||
Subjective Norms | |||||
Intervention Group | 8.44 (1.32) | 8.20 (1.55) | 0.379 | -0.24 | 0.11 (Small) |
Control Group | 7.98 (1.22) | 7.84 (1.62) | 0.516 | -0.11 | |
Independent t-test | 0.074 | 0.259 | |||
Self-efficacy | |||||
Intervention Group | 10.76 (1.87) | 11.26 (1.66) | 0.088 | 0.5 | 0.67 (Large) |
Control Group | 10.22 (2.18) | 10.06 (1.87) | 0.545 | -0.16 | |
Independent t-test | 0.189 | 0.001 | |||
Individual’s objective skills | |||||
Intervention Group | 31.66 (4.07) | 33.66 (4.45) | 0.008 | 2 | 0.72 (Large) |
Control Group | 30.14 (5.49) | 30.08 (5.53) | 0.957 | -0.06 | |
Independent t-test | 0.121 | 0.001 | |||
Medication adherence | |||||
Intervention Group | 16.92 (2.80) | 19.76 (3.10) | < 0.001 | 2.84 | 1.15 (Very large) |
Control Group | 16.12 (2.47) | 16.50 (2.54) | 0.252 | 0.38 | |
Independent t-test | 0.133 | < 0.001 | |||