Table 2:

Comparison of loneliness before and after intervention

Group	Before intervention	After intervention	Difference	P of inter-group comparison
Experimental group (n=60)	15.72±5.21	12.07±4.5	3.65±2.36	<0.001
Control group (n=61)	15.64±5.12	13.84±5.17	1.80±2.59	<0.001
t	0.082	2.008	3.388
P	0.935	0.047	0.001