Effect of a combined of positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment-based mental health intervention and role model incentives

Table 2 Comparison of mental states between the groups, mean ± SD

Group	Case	HAMA		GSES		SDS
		Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Experimental	35	26.57 ± 3.21	10.74 ± 1.42a	28.23 ± 3.49	36.54 ± 4.12a	54.71 ± 3.30	32.74 ± 2.68a
Control	35	26.86 ± 3.82	11.77 ± 2.16a	28.20 ± 4.80	33.91 ± 4.18a	55.29 ± 7.12	40.83 ± 4.27a
t		-0.339	-2.356	0.028	2.649	-0.431	-9.491
P value		0.736	0.021	0.977	0.010	0.668	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, compared with the one performed prior to care in this group.

HAMA: Hamilton Anxiety Scale; GSES: General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale; SDS: Self-Rating Depression Scale.