Group

Number of cases

Social/family situation score

Affective status score

Function status score

Period 1 - 3

Period 4 - 6

Period 1 - 3

Period 4 - 6

Period 1 - 3

Period 4 - 6

Control group

30

26.72 ± 4.69

21.25 ± 4.25

19.67 ± 4.24

18.75 ± 3.19

26.22 ± 4.71

23.92 ± 4.10

Experimental group

30

22.86 ± 3.46

18.06 ± 3.70

19.21 ± 4.17

14.06 ± 2.98

21.71 ± 3.15

17.75 ± 3.80

T value

−2.582

−2.120

−0.301

−3.997

−3.080

−4.107

P value

0.015

0.044

0.765

0.00047

0.0044

0.00035