Table 5.

Between-group comparison of mean difference±SD of stress, anxiety and depression variables in both intervention and control groups

Variable	Group Differences	Mean difference±SD		P value*
		Intervention	Control
Stress	One month after and before intervention	-1.40±2.58	0.03±0.63	0.003
	Two months and one month after intervention	0.25±0.80	0.06±0.34	0.10
Anxiety	One month after and before intervention	-1.78±3.02	-0.12±0.92	0.005
	Two months and one month after intervention	0.21±0.75	0.03±0.17	0.25
Depression	One month after and before intervention	-1.81±2	0.12±0.81	<0.001
	Two months and one month after intervention	0.68±1.25	0.03±0.30	<0.001

^*Mann-Whitney