Table 5.

Mean values pre- and post-measures in the intervention group

		M	SD	t	df	p
Life satisfaction	Before	19.94	7.35	1.63	15	0.123
	After	18.56	7.09
Stress	Before	5.55	2.90	2.40	10	0.037*
	After	3.41	2.63
Symptom burden	Before	19.80	7.35	1.72	9	0.120
	After	18.30	5.89
Cheerfulness	Before	11.49	4.23	− 4.06	19	0.001**
	After	15.80	5.40
Seriousness	Before	16.45	4.60	2.90	19	0.009*
	After	13.10	4.02
Bad mood	Before	13.35	5.51	3.11	19	0.006*
	After	9.95	4.43

**p ≤ 0.001; *p ≤ 0.05.