Table 2.
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Characteristic
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Mindfulness group (n = 43)
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Conventional group (n = 32)
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P
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Before intervention | Mindfulness (mean ± SD) | 30.16 ± 5.58 | 29.42 ± 6.03 | 0.585 |
Anxiety (mean ± SD) | 14.05 ± 2.56 | 13.60 ± 2.93 | 0.481 | |
Depression (mean ± SD) | 14.15 ± 3.21 | 14.00 ± 2.97 | 0.837 | |
Sleep quality (mean ± SD) | 12.85 ± 3.06 | 13.36 ± 4.12 | 0.572 | |
After intervention | Mindfulness (mean± SD) | 35.23 ± 5.95b | 31.17 ± 6.50 | 0.006 |
Anxiety (mean ± SD) | 12.91 ± 3.42 | 13.25 ± 2.83 | 0.649 | |
Depression (mean ± SD) | 12.50 ± 4.01a | 13.52 ± 3.68 | 0.263 | |
Sleep quality (mean ± SD) | 9.44 ± 3.86b | 11.87 ± 4.06 | 0.011 |
P < 0.05 vs before intervention in the mindfulness group.
P < 0.001 vs before intervention in the mindfulness group.