Research Article

A Supportive-Educational Intervention for Heart Failure Patients in Iran: The Effect on Self-Care Behaviours

Table 3

ANOVA test for comparisons of changes in self-care before the intervention and during the first, second, and third months after the intervention in the intervention and control groups.

Change sourceType III sum of squaresdfMean square Sig.

Month effect54786.962.1325687.18228.02<0.001
Group effect54610.00154610.0061.166<0.001
Within-subjects contrasts26148.272.1312259.77108.82<0.001
Within-subjects errors18260.55162.09112.65228.02ā€‰
Between-subjects errors67854.3676892.8261.16ā€‰