Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the groups’ scores on pretest, posttest, and follow up test

Somatic symptoms

Control

20.23

3.23

20.21

3.23

20.18

3.60

Experimental

20.5

3.60

16.53

3.56

16.49

3.69

Anxiety and insomnia

Control

19.25

3.70

19.60

2.89

19.65

2.89

Experimental

19.60

4.11

14.65

4.11

14.30

3.56

Social dysfunction

Control

18.23

2.23

18.10

3.88

18.11

3.85

Experimental

18.30

2.30

13.56

2.31

13.60

2.96

Severe depression

Control

16.23

2.23

16.10

2.26

16.17

2.60

Experimental

16.20

2.40

12.45

1.98

12.49

2.23