TABLE 7.

The SAS and SDS scores of the caregivers before and after the sandplay therapy

Group	Time	SAS, Median (IQR)	SDS, Median (IQR)
Intervention	Before	55.00 (49.00–65.13)	64.25 (58.38–71.25)
	After	50.63 (43.69–54.25)	51.00 (48.00–61.81)
	Changes before and after	−6.5 (−9.75, −2.75)	−9.13 (−11.75, −6)
	Z	−4.207	−4.680
	p	<.001	<.001
Control	Before	57.88 (48.75–67.25)	63.38 (54.75–68.63)
	After	56.88 (49.81–64.94)	61.25 (55.75–64.63)
	Changes before and after	−2.13 (−3.25, 2)	−1.63 (−4.5, 2.75)
	Z	−1.801	−1.111
	p	.072	.267
Z (two groups before intervention)		0.910	0.710
p		.363	.478
Z (two groups after intervention)		2.847	3.580
p		.004**	.000**
Z (two groups changes before and after)		−3.543	−5.109
p		<.001	<.001

Analysis using Mann–Whitney test and Wilcoxon signed rank test.

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range (25th centile–75th centile); SAS, self‐rating anxiety scale; SD, standard deviation; SDS, self‐rating depression scale.

**:P < 0.05