Table 3.
Comparison of anxiety and depression (mean ± SD, scores)
|
Group
|
n
|
Self-Rating Anxiety Scale scores
|
Self-Rating Depression Scale scores
|
| Control | 40 | 50.15 ± 5.23 | 51.27 ± 5.30 |
| Observation | 40 | 45.14 ± 4.30a | 45.76 ± 4.24a |
| t | 8.652 | 7.542 | |
| P | 0.006 | 0.003 |
Indicates the comparison to control group, P < 0.05.