From: Effect of educational intervention on improvement of physical activities of middle-aged women
Variable | Before intervention | P value* | After intervention | P value* | ||
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Experiment | Control | Experiment | Control | |||
Mean ± standard deviation | Mean ± standard deviation | Mean ± standard deviation | Mean ± standard deviation | |||
Preparedness for change | 19.25 ± 3.40 | 18.43 ± 3.1 | 0.06 | 21.28 ± 3.58 | 18.41 ± 3.62 | 0.001* |
Decision-making balance | 19.48 ± 3.39 | 19.17 ± 5.95 | 0.11 | 20.91 ± 3.85 | 20.36 ± 3.60 | 0.04 |
Self-efficacy | 19.07 ± 3.75 | 17.48 ± 6.31 | 0.21 | 20.21 ± 3.62 | 17.50 ± 3.56 | 0.001 |
Pre-thinking | 9.30 ± 5.71 | 9.15 ± 4.81 | 0.20 | 11.55 ± 4.74 | 9.65 ± 5.56 | 0.001 |
Thinking | 8.65 ± 3.97 | 7.21 ± 4.50 | 0.17 | 9.82 ± 4.29 | 8.01 ± 4.43 | 0.001 |
Preparation | 10.16 ± 4.27 | 8.32 ± 3.94 | 0.06 | 11.64 ± 4.17 | 8.48 ± 4.21 | 0.001 |
Practice | 10.06 ± 3.84 | 8.51 ± 3.95 | 0.07 | 11.66 ± 4.80 | 8.67 ± 4.84 | 0.001 |
Maintenance | 17.20 ± 4.09 | 15.12 ± 4.41 | 0.06 | 19.22 ± 4.36 | 15.77 ± 3.50 | 0.001 |