Table 2.
Results of intervention and control groups at pre and post 10 days of follow-up.
| Intervention group (n = 32) |
Control group (n = 31) |
Time * Group interaction |
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| Variables | Pre | 95 % CI LU to UB | Post | 95 % CI LB to UB | Cohen's d | Pre | 95 % CI LB to UB | Post | 95 % CI LB to UB | Cohen's d | Partial eta squared | p-value |
| Depression Scores | 12.88 ± 5.82 | 10.78 to 14.97 | 5.29 ± 3.43*** | 4.05 to 6.52 | 1.122 | 11.75 ± 3.83 | 10.35 to 13.15 | 10.33 ± 3.23 | 9.14 to 11.51 | 0.343 | 0.237 | <0.001 |
| Anxiety Scores | 11 ± 4.98 | 9.21 to 12.80 | 2.91 ± 2.66*** | 1.95 to 3.87 | 1.498 | 10.78 ± 3.603 | 9.46 to 12.10 | 8.46 ± 3.79 | 7.07 to 9.85 | 0.523 | 0.259 | <0.001 |
| Stress Scores | 15.85 ± 5.52 | 13.86 to 17.84 | 6.19 ± 3.39*** | 4.97 to 7.41 | 1.731 | 15.81 ± 4.24 | 14.26 to 17.37 | 12.46 ± 4.56** | 10.79 to 14.13 | 0.797 | 0.295 | <0.001 |
| DASS-21 Total Scores | 39.72 ± 13.24 | 34.95 to 44.49 | 14.38 ± 7.48*** | 11.68 to 17.08 | 1.805 | 38.33 ± 9.19 | 34.96 to 41.70 | 31.17 ± 9.76* | 27.59 to 34.74 | 0.702 | 0.360 | <0.001 |
| Fear of COVID-19 Scores | 23.79 ± 2.57 | 22.86 to 24.71 | 17.54 ± 2.603*** | 16.60 to 18.48 | 1.678 | 25.39 ± 1.97 | 24.67 to 26.11 | 23.91 ± 1.78* | 23.26 to 24.56 | 0.831 | 0.405 | <0.001 |
Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance with Bonferroni Corrections. *p < 0.05, ** - p < 0.01, *** - p < 0.001. UB = Upper bound, LB = Lower bound 95%.