Table 4.

Comparison of anxiety and depression scores between the two groups (x̅ ± sd)

Dimension	Control group (n=60)	Observation group (n=60)	T	P
Depression score
Pre-intervention	20.35±6.14	20.44±6.31	0.079	0.937
Post-intervention	13.68±3.22	12.27±3.53	2.286	0.024
T	7.452	13.245	-	-
P	0.000	0.000	-	-
Anxiety score
Pre-intervention	68.25±6.29	68.19±6.34	0.052	0.959
Post-intervention	57.37±6.76	53.26±6.93	3.289	0.001
T	9.127	12.313	-	-
P	0.000	0.000	-	-