Table 5.

Comparison of mean quality of life scores before and 4 weeks after intervention between counselling and control groups

Variable		Counselling group	Control group
Quality of life		Mean (SD) (n = 38)	Mean (SD) (n = 38)	Mean difference (95% confidence interval)	P-Value
Physical Health Field	Pre intervention	55.0 (8.1)	43.8 (6.6)	11.3 (7.8 to 14.7)	<0.001
	Post intervention	58.9 (4.9)	39.5 (5.4)	17.2 (13.8 to 20.5)	<0.001
Mental health field	Pre intervention	53.3 (6.2)	47.5 (7.5)	5.8 (2.6 to 9.0)	<0.001
	Post intervention	57.1 (4.8)	44.7 (4.8)	12.0 (9.0 to14.9)	<0.001

For comparison of groups before intervention Independent t-test and after intervention, ANCOVA test with controlled baseline values was used

The range of quality of life scores is 0–100