Table 4.

Significant results between the overall pre-intervention and follow-up measures.

Scale	Pre (n = 60) M (SD)	Follow-up (n = 50) M (SD)	Z	p	r
STAI-S	29.58 (11.75)	26.06 (12.51)	−2.633	0.008	−0.24*
STAI-T	28.68 (10.37)	24.52 (10.25)	−3.258	0.001	−0.30**
BDI-II	14.10 (9.15)	12.34 (9.68)	−2.275	0.023	−0.21*
ZARIT	59.68 (14.45)	56.06 (16.23)	−2.077	0.038	−0.19*
WHOQOL-SRPB
Whole	2.8 (0.79)	3.02 (0.80)	−2.196	0.028	−0.20*
Inner Peace	2.68 (0.75)	2.92 (0.78)	−2.557	0.011	−0.23*
SF-36
Standarized mental component	37.18(12.17)	39.32 (11.87)	−1.955	0.051	−0.18*
Social functioning	60.42(25.54)	66.00 (25.76)	−2.129	0.033	−0.19*
Bodily pain	50.92(25.38)	58.52 (24.89)	−2.010	0.044	−0.18*

M, mean; SD, standard deviation; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; r, correlation biserial.