Table 6.

The changes in the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) (n = 30).

HADS	Experimental Group (n = 15)	Control Group (n = 15)	t	p
HADS anxiety
pretest	9.13 ± 5.07	8.40 ± 4.27
posttest	5.00 ± 3.63	4.33 ± 3.92
Pre-post	4.13 ± 5.40	4.07 ± 3.28	0.041	0.968
t (p)	2.966 (0.010)	4.797 (0.000)
HADS depression
pretest	10.47 ± 2.97	9.60 ± 1.76
posttest	5.53 ± 2.59	4.20 ± 2.60
Pre-post	4.93 ± 4.54	5.40 ± 2.67	−0.343	0.735
t (p)	4.206 (0.001)	7.841 (0.000)

p < 0.05, Mean ± SD; HADS = Hospital anxiety and depression scale.