Table 2.

SAS and SDS scores [$\overline{x}\pm \mathrm{s}$, points].

Group	N	SAS		SDS
		Before nursing	After 3 mo of nursing,	Before nursing	After 3 mo of nursing
C group	40	56.91 ± 2.32	51.29 ± 3.94*	59.64 ± 3.45	49.34 ± 4.76*
R group	40	56.29 ± 2.31	43.23 ± 2.32*	59.94 ± 3.56	41.49 ± 2.13*
t		1.197	11.148	0.382	9.520
P		>.05	<.01	>.05	<.01

^*Indicated that this group is compared before and after nursing, P < .05.

SAS = self-rating anxiety scale, SDS = self-rating depression scale.