| Dimension | Group | Pre-education | Post-education | P |
| Sense of self-care responsibility | Experimental group | 10.21 ± 2.36 | 17.83 ± 3.54 | <0.05 |
| Control group | 10.18 ± 2.31 | 10.51 ± 2.42 | >0.05 | |
| Self-concept | Experimental group | 13.11 ± 4.24 | 23.15 ± 4.24 | <0.05 |
| Control group | 13.08 ± 4.21 | 14.07 ± 3.12 | >0.05 | |
| Health knowledge | Experimental group | 30.05 ± 9.15 | 48.04 ± 8.45 | <0.05 |
| Control group | 30.08 ± 9.11 | 31.54 ± 8.78 | >0.05 | |
| Self-care skills | Experimental group | 72.45 ± 15.24 | 121.54 ± 18.24 | <0.05 |
| Control group | 72.41 ± 15.18 | 73.65 ± 16.21 | >0.05 |