Table 2: Scores of in knowledge and emotion at pre-test and post-test.
Mean(Standard deviation)
†paired t test.
| Group | Pre-test | Post-test | p value† | Effect size (d) |
| Comprehension on defecatory dysfunction | Participant | 3.0 (1.9) | 7.8 (1.4) | .000 | 2.88 |
| Control | 3.3 (3.1) | 4.1 (2.8) | .115 | 0.27 |
| Coping with defecatory dysfunction | Participants | 3.1 (2.1) | 7.6 (2.0) | .000 | 2.20 |
| Control | 2.3 (3.1) | 2.9 (2.9 | ) .118 | 0.20 |
| Information on cancer | Participant | 3.7 (2.0) | 6.9 (2.2) | .000 | 1.60 |
| Control | 4.9 (2.2) | 5.5 (2.3) | .206 | 0.27 |
| Information on working life | Participant | 3.3 (2.7) | 6.1 (2.9) | .005 | 1.00 |
| Control | 4.0 (3.8) | 4.7 (3.5) | .296 | 0.19 |
| Fear associated with cancer | Participant | 5.4 (3.7) | 6.7 (3.1) | .162 | 0.38 |
| Control | 4.9 (3.3) | 4.7 (3.4) | .650 | 0.06 |
| A feeling of loneliness | Participant | 4.7 (3.6) | 5.5 (3.5) | .290 | 0.23 |
| Control | 6.5 (3.5) | 6.5 (3.6) | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| A feeling of relief | Participant | 4.7 (3.1) | 7.3 (1.8) | .005 | 1.03 |
| Control | 5.5 (3.7) | 5.8 (3.5) | .276 | 0.08 |
| Confidence about daily life | Participant | 5.2 (3.3) | 7.4(2.1) | .012 | 0.80 |
| Control | 5.8 (3.5) | 6.3 (3.1) | .356 | 0.15 |