Table 5.
Comparing nurses' stress and anxiety scores in experimental and control groups before and after intervention
| Groups | Experimental | Control | Independent-samples t -test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | |
| Stress |
Mean (SD) |
13.91 (2.41) |
10.95 (2.01) |
14.34 (2.74) |
14.17 (2.34) |
t = -0.571 p = 0.571 |
t = -4.991 p < 0.001 Cohen's d = 1.47 |
| Paired-samples t -test | t = 6.314 df = 22 p < 0.001 | t = 1.164 df = 22 p = 0.257 | p = 0.571 | p < 0.001 | |||
| Anxiety |
Mean (SD) |
13.34 (3.41) |
9.47 (2.37) |
12.78 (2.21) |
12.91 (1.85) |
t = -0.665 p = 0.509 |
t = -5.469 p < 0.001 Cohen's d = 1.61 |
| Paired-samples t -test | t = 8.203 df = 22 p < 0.001 | t = -0.720 df = 22 p = 0.479 | |||||
SD standard deviation