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Table 5 Comparison of Crohn’s and Colitis Knowledge scores before and after the intervention (mean ± SD, points)

Group	Group A (n = 64)	Group B (n = 64)	t value	P value
General knowledge score
Before intervention	5.03 ± 1.18	5.23 ± 1.15	0.985	0.326
After intervention	8.00 ± 0.84a	6.55 ± 0.85a	9.734	< 0.001
Diet knowledge score
Before intervention	0.91 ± 0.29	0.98 ± 0.13	1.958	0.054
After intervention	1.14 ± 0.35a	1.09 ± 0.29a	0.820	0.414
Drug knowledge score
Before intervention	3.13 ± 0.33	3.14 ± 0.35	0.258	0.796
After intervention	4.78 ± 0.58a	4.48 ± 0.53a	3.022	0.003
Complication knowledge score
Before intervention	3.02 ± 0.13	3.06 ± 0.24	1.368	0.175
After intervention	4.31 ± 0.50a	4.02 ± 0.42a	3.646	< 0.001
Total CCKNOW scores
Before intervention	12.08 ± 1.25	12.42 ± 1.29	1.527	0.129
After intervention	18.23 ± 1.21a	16.14 ± 1.07a	10.406	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, compared with the same group before intervention.

CCKNOW: Crohn’s and Colitis Knowledge.