| Demographic variables | Intervention Group (N = 31) | Control (N = 31) Group | p value |
| Mean age (±SD) | 69.94 ± 4.62 | 68.09 ± 4.04 | 0.353 |
| Married N (%) | 18 (58.1) | 17 (54.8) | 1.00 |
| Education |
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| Primary N (%) | 6 (19.4%) | 10 (32.3%) | 0.311 |
| Secondary N (%) | 22 (71.0%) | 16 (52.3%) | |
| Tertiary N (%) | 3 (9.7%) | 5 (16.1%) | |
| Smoking |
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| ΝoN (%) | 21 (67.7%) | 23 (74.2%) | 0.779 |
| Yes N (%) | 4 (12.9%) | 2 (6.5%) | |
| Past N (%) | 6 (19.4%) | 6 (19.4%) | |
| Measurements (Mean ± SD) |
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| PSS | 28.39 ± 10.02 | 23.77 ± 9.81 | 0.484 |
| BMI | 25.57 ± 3.49 | 25.59 ± 3.81 | 0.980 |
| Daily habits | 66.00 ± 7.07 | 64.13 ± 11.37 | 0.440 |
| Physical stress symptoms | 23.77 ± 11.02 | 25.93 ± 12.22 | 0.467 |
| Psychological stress symptoms | 20.06 ± 7.25 | 20.84 ± 9.10 | 0.712 |
| HLC-1 | 20.22 ± 5.26 | 22.74 ± 5.59 | 0.073 |
| HLC-2 | 20.58 ± 5.01 | 22.64 ± 4.82 | 0.103 |
| HLC-3 | 18.93 ± 7.62 | 15.03 ± 5.50 | 0.020* |
| GDS | 4.13 ± 3.26 | 3.04 ± 2.76 | 0.242 |
| WHO-5 | 61.81 ± 18.79 | 65.03 ± 16.81 | 0.479 |