1. post intervention (n=60)
Table 3. Mean knowledge scores of the studied clients regarding systemic lupus erythematous disease pre and
post intervention (n=60)
Knowledge
Score
Pre-intervention
Post-intervention
Paired t test
P value
Mean ±SD
Definition of systemic lupus 1
.6500±.48099
.8500±.36008
-2.352
<0.05*
Causes of systemic lupus
.4333±.49972
-5.217
<0.001**
Risk factors of systemic lupus 2
.5500±.50169
1.6667±.47538
Signs and symptoms of systemic lupus 7
2.9167±
5.9333±.77824
Diagnostic tests of systemic lupus 4
1.9500±.69927
3.7333±.44595
Treatment of systemic lupus
2.2667±.73338
3.8167±.39020
Complications of systemic lupus 11
5.8333±
±.86358
Total knowledge 30 ± ±
* Statistically significant difference (p≤0.05), **Highly statistically significant difference (p≤0.001).
Doaa Mohamed Sobhy Elsayed et al. Effect of Health Education based Intervention on Self-care among Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus Clients.
American Journal of Nursing Research, 2018, Vol. 6, No. 3, doi: /ajnr-6-3-4
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