Effect of Providing Nurses with Information about Patient Preferences on Physical Functioning: Differences among Groups in Physical Functioning as Measured by the SIP at Admission and at Discharge
| Dependent Variable | Control Group C (n = 51) | Control Group B (n = 50) | Experimental Group A (n = 49) | F Score | |||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| SIP admission score | 67.2 | 24.7 | 60.1 | 22.0 | 60.8 | 22.5 | 1.44 |
| SIP discharge score | 58.4 | 24.8 | 49.4 | 21.6 | 38.5 | 21.6 | 9.67** |
| SIP change score | 8.8 | 14.9 | 10.7 | 19.4 | 22.4 | 18.5 | 8.7** |
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↵** P < 0.01
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Note: SIP indicates Sickness Impact Profile.









