Table 2. Anxiety of patients in control and experiment groups .
| Anxiety | Control group (n = 40) | Experiment group (n = 40) | ||
|
First day
No. (%) |
Third day
No. (%) |
First day
No. (%) |
Third day
No. (%) |
|
| Mild (20-39) | 0 (0) | 1(2.5) | 2 (5) | 9 (22.5) |
| Moderate (40-59) | 36 (90) | 37(92.5) | 37 (92.5) | 30 (75) |
| Severe (60-80) | 4 (10) | 2(5) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (2.5) |
| Mean (SD) | 52.25 (5.56) | 50.22 (5.10) | 50.90 (4.60) | 45.15 (6.43) |
| P value | 0.06 | > 0.001* | ||
*Statisticaly significant.