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Table 3.

Mental health of patients

Measure DASS-21	Group	Preintervention		Postintervention		Effect intervention			Postintervention Between-group
Measure DASS-21	Group	Mean rank	p-value	Mean rank	p-value	ΔMean rank	Z	Δp-value	Effect size
Depression	UC	23.70	0.28	26.12	0.96	2.42	-1.81	.07	0.13
Depression	MBSR	28.21	0.28	25.88	0.96	-2.33	-1.81	.07	0.13
Anxiety	UC	23.36	0.21	34.72	.000^**	11.36	-4.67	.000^**	0.87
Anxiety	MBSR	28.54	0.21	17.62	.000^**	-10.92	-4.67	.000^**	0.87
Stress	UC	22.60	0.11	34.00	.000^**	11.40	-4.32	.000^**	0.75
Stress	MBSR	29.27	0.11	18.31	.000^**	-10.96	-4.32	.000^**	0.75

*p≦ .05; **p≦ .001; Δpost-test minus pre-test scores; DASS-21 Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21; MBSR mindfulness-based stress reduction; UC usual care