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Figure 1

Consort flow diagram.
Consort flow diagram.

Figure 2

Time trend of mean depression in the intervention and control groups.
Time trend of mean depression in the intervention and control groups.

Figure 3

Time trend of mean anxiety in the intervention and control groups.
Time trend of mean anxiety in the intervention and control groups.

Demographic characteristics of the intervention and control groups.

Group Intervention, N (%) Control N, (%) P-value
Gender 0.09
  Male 43.6 50.9
  Female 56.4 49.1
Marital status 0.3
  Single 21.8 10.9
  Married 52.7 54.5
  Widow 21.8 25.5
  Divorced 3.6 9.1
Education 0.08
  Literacy reading and writing 36.4 29.1
  Under high school diploma 20.0 18.2
  Diploma 18.2 20
  Academic 21.8 12.7
  Illiterate 3.6 20
Job 0.8
  Employee 16.4 12.7
  Retired 16.4 10.9
  Homemaker 25.5 27.3
  Self-employed 25.5 30.9
  Other 10.9 9.1
Underlying disease 0.7
  DM 7.3 7.3
  HTN 16.4 23.6
  Hypercholesterolemia 7.3 9.1
  Rheumatic diseases 0 1.8
  MI 10.9 12.7
  CVA 5.5 1.8
  CABG 5.5 3.6
History of hospitalization 0.4
  Yes 41.8 34.5
  No 58.2 65.5

Comparison of depression and anxiety in the intervention and control groups before and after the intervention.

Measurement times Intervention Control P-value
Depression
  Before the first intervention 11.6 ± 3 11.1 ± 2.8 0.35
  1 h after the first intervention 9.2 ± 3.1 10.5 ± 2.6 0.01
  9 h after the first intervention 8.8 ± 3.04 10.1 ± 2.6 0.025
  The second morning before the second intervention 9.6 ± 2.9 10.2 ± 3.02 0.28
  1 h after the second intervention 7.4 ± 2.9 9.8 ± 2.76 0.001
  9 h after the second intervention 7.1 ± 3.01 9.2 ± 2.6 0.001
  Third day morning 7.3 ± 3.06 8.6 ± 2.5 0.01
  P-value 0.001 0.001 0.017
Anxiety
  Before the first intervention 11.9 ± 3.4 11.5 ± 2.6 0.49
  1 h after the first intervention 9.2 ± 3.4 11.03 ± 2.8 0.003
  9 h after the first intervention 8.9 ± 3.2 10.10 ± 2.7 0.025
  The second morning before the second intervention 10.03 ± 3.07 10.6 ± 2.6 0.28
  1 h after the second intervention 7.14 ± 3.02 10 ± 2.6 0.001
  9 h after the second intervention 7.21 ± 3.02 8.74 ± 2.6 0.006
  Third day morning 7.16 ± 2.7 8.49 ± 2.4 0.009
  P-value 0.001 0.001 0.023
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