Table 2. Score differences before and after intervention in total population.

Test name and dimension	Pre-test Mean ± SD (95% CI)	Post-test Mean ± SD (95% CI)	P value
Jefferson scale of empathy	88.44 ± 6.80 (86.76–90.12)	91.06 ± 10.11 (88.56–93.56)	0.026**
TMMS-24 attention dimension	29.53 ± 6.45 (27,84–31.13)	30.44 ± 9.55 (28.08–32.80)	0.200*
TMMS-24 clarity dimension	28.95 ± 5.98 (27.47–30.43)	28.17 ± 6.44 (26.58–29.76)	0.079**
TMMS-24 repair dimension	29.44 ± 6.18 (27.91–30.97)	29.23 ± 5.85 (27.79–30.68)	0.336**
PANAS-20 positive dimension	37.71 ± 6.05 (36.21–39.20)	37.58 ± 7.01 (35.85–39.32)	0.424**
PANAS-20 negative dimension	22.06 ± 8.18 (20.04–24.08)	21.41 ± 9.18 (19.14–23.67)	0.190*

Notes.

M

mean

SD

standard deviation

TMMS

Trait Meta-Mood Scale-24

PANAS-20

Positive and negative affect schedule

^*P values are from Wilcoxon signed-rank test

^**P values are from paired t-test. A p value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant with a 95% CI.