Data Analysis:
The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package. The detail of data
analysis was as follows:
1. Frequency and percentages were used to describe personal demographic
data. Chi-square test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was to test distribution between
the experimental group and the control group.
2. Mean, Standard deviation, and range were used to determine depression
mean scores in both the experimental and control group.
3. The independent t-test was used to compare the pretest of depression mean
scores between the experimental group and control group.
4. The Paired t-test and Independent t-test were applied to analyze the
differences of means of depression scores according to the hypothesis of the study.