Table 2.

Comparison of the mean scores of stages of change between the groups through phases of measurement

Groups Stages of change	Experimental	Control	Mann-Whitney test
Pre-intervention (Mean±SD)	2.28±0.86	2.04±0.82	p=0.052
One week after intervention (Mean±SD)	3±0.84	2.18±0.87	p<0.001
6 weeks after intervention (Mean±SD)	3.32±0.84	2.3±0.89	p<0.001
Friedman test	p<0.001	p<0.001