Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on self-management skills and psychological resilience of young and middle-aged patients underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention for primary myocardial infarction: a pilot study

Table 4 Comparisons of self-management skills of the patients in the two groups

Dimension	Before intervention		P₁	Three months after the intervention		P₂
Dimension	ACT group (n = 49)	Control group (n = 49)	P₁	ACT group (n = 49)	Control group (n = 49)	P₂
Health belief	23.34 ± 9.36	24.61 ± 10.10	0.520	38.75 ± 4.84	32.66 ± 6.59	< 0.001
Diet management	15.21 ± 5.77	14.76 ± 7.32	0.736	21.67 ± 2.60	18.44 ± 4.75	< 0.001
Disease coping	12.14 ± 3.88	11.53 ± 4.77	0.489	17.45 ± 1.59	14.71 ± 3.64	< 0.001
Exercise management	13.80 ± 6.15	14.34 ± 6.39	0.671	21.07 ± 2.78	19.12 ± 3.47	0.003
Environment management	14.31 ± 7.18	15.45 ± 6.61	0.415	20.22 ± 2.85	17.39 ± 4.25	< 0.001
Resource utilization	15.74 ± 5.92	14.87 ± 6.46	0.489	20.30 ± 2.19	18.11 ± 4.50	0.003
Self-efficiency	14.75 ± 6.46	15.34 ± 6.29	0.648	21.35 ± 2.41	17.62 ± 4.88	< 0.001

P₁ comparisons between the two groups before the intervention, P₂ comparisons between the two groups after the intervention

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