| Before | After | p-value | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (Median) |  |  |  | (Median) |  |  | ||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Range | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Range | ||
Intervention group | (n = 119) | ||||||||
 Mari Meter-X | 37 | 46 | 55 | 15–70 | 29 | 39 | 43 | 15–65 | 0.001*** |
 STAI-Y: state anxiety | 38 | 50 | 59 | 30–72 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 30–69 | 0.001*** |
 Face Scale | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0–5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0–4 | 0.278 |
Control group | (n = 122) | ||||||||
 Mari Meter-X | 35 | 46 | 55 | 15–75 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 15–75 | 0.214 |
 STAI-Y: state anxiety | 40 | 52 | 58 | 30–70 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 30–69 | 0.007** |
 Face Scale | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0–5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0–5 | 0.577 |