Table 4 Comparison of coping effort scores between intervention and control groups before and three months after intervention

Emotional regulation

intervention

20.42 ± 51.18

13.18 ± 64.87

<0.001

control

17.56 ± 54.84

16.12 ± 55.06

0.43

P^**

0.3

0.001

P^***

<0.001

Problem management

intervention

20.44 ± 54.41

17.66 ± 56.88

0.22

control

18.74 ± 55.71

18.78 ± 55.06

0.15

P^**

0.72

0.59

P^***

0.19

Coping effort

intervention

19.73 ± 52.8

13.76 ± 60.87

0.001

control

17.19 ± 55.28

16.30 ± 55.33

0.92

P^**

0.9

0.04

P^***

<0.001