Table 2.

Comparison of baseline work stress-related scale scores.

			Intervention (n=63)		Control (n=63)		Test statistica		P value
PSSb			21.6 (5.9)		20.1 (3.8)		1.67		.10
UWESc			2.6 (0.8)		2.8 (0.8)		–1.41		.16
WHOQOLd
	Overall QoLe	3.0 (0.8)		3.1 (0.7)		–1.15		.25
	Overall health	2.9 (0.9)		2.9 (0.8)		0.21		.84
	Physical health	56.1 (13.8)		58.4 (12.3)		–0.99		.33
	Psychological	52.5 (15.1)		57.3 (12.9)		–1.92		.06
	Social relationship	55.1 (18.1)		61.0 (15.8)		–1.94		.06
	Environmental	58.2 (14.6)		60.4 (12.6)		–0.88		.38
BDIf			17.7 (9.5)		15.3 (7.7)		1.53		.13
BAIg			13.8 (9.3)		11.0 (7.3)		1.89		.06

^a2-tailed t test.

^bPSS: Perceived Stress Scale.

^cUWES: Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.

^dWHOQOL: World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale.

^eQoL: quality of life.

^fBDI: Beck Depression Inventory.

^gBAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory.