Table 2 Survey responses to health belief/perceived self efficacy statements
Before | After | Z statistica | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||
Nutrition is important in managing my side effects of chemotherapy.c | 4 (1)b | 5 (1) | −1.63 | .10 |
To date, side effects of my treatment have caused me to avoid or limit some foodsd | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | −1.27 | .21 |
I am responsible for managing the nutrition related side effects of chemotherapye | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | −0.58 | .56 |
I have enough knowledge to manage the nutrition related side effects of chemotherapyf | 2 (2) | 4 (2) | −2.36 | .02 |
I have the skills needed to manage the nutrition related side effects of chemotherapyf | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | −2.86 | .004 |