Table 3.

Depression, coping, and self-efficacy at baseline for both groups.

	Intervention group n = 29	Control group n = 28	t/χ 2	P
Depression score (M ± SD)	9.38 ± 2.04	9.25 ± 2.43	0.22	0.828
Positive coping (M ± SD)	20.38 ± 3.61	20.68 ± 3.16	−0.332	0.741
Negative coping (M ± SD)	14.21 ± 2.90	14.50 ± 2.98	−0.38	0.708
Self-efficacy score (M ± SD)	24.48 ± 6.22	24.25 ± 6.19	0.14	0.889
Depression level
Mild depression (n, %)	19 (65.5)	18 (64.3)	0.009	0.922
Moderate to severe (n, %)	10 (34.5)	10 (35.7)