Effects of an Omaha System-based follow-up regimen on self-care and quality of life in gastrointestinal surgery patients

Table 6 Comparison of intervention compliance between two groups (mean ± SD, points)

Group	Group A (n = 64)	Group B (n = 64)	t value	P value
Medication necessity score
Before intervention	15.05 ± 2.90	15.50 ± 1.76	1.069	0.288
After intervention	20.80 ± 2.30a	18.94 ± 2.39a	4.481	< 0.001
Medication care score
Before intervention	15.53 ± 2.49	14.95 ± 2.41	1.336	0.184
After intervention	21.66 ± 2.35a	20.00 ± 2.08a	4.222	< 0.001
Total BMQ scores
Before intervention	30.58 ± 3.42	30.45 ± 3.14	0.215	0.830
After intervention	42.45 ± 3.22a	38.94 ± 3.15a	6.241	< 0.001

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

BMQ: Beliefs about Medicine Questionnaire.