Table 3.

Comparison of the mean anxiety scores in the study groups

Anxiety Score (score 0 to 21)	Counseling group (N = 26) Mean)SD)	Control group (N = 26) Mean)SD)	MD (95%CI)	p-value
Before intervention	15.7 (3.0)	15.7 (2.8)	−0.0 (− 1.5 to 1.4)	0.965a
One week after intervention	13.3 (2.6)	15.5 (2.9)	−1.1 (−2.6 to 0.4)	0.153b
One month after intervention	15.3 (2.8)	15.7 (2.9)

^aIndependent t-test

^brepeated measures ANOVA after adjusting the baseline anxiety value

Before intervention, the number of patients in the counseling and control groups was 30, and after the intervention in the counseling and control groups was 26