Table 3 Comparing pre- and post-intervention motivation scores between the study and control groups: (n = 64 in each group)

44.4 ± 11.1

48.9 ± 10

42.2 ± 11.6

41.2 ± 9.9

0.279

 < 0.001

0.013

0.400

36.3 ± 5.9

38.5 ± 7.1

34.4 ± 5.8

33.8 ± 5.4

0.072

 < 0.001

0.028

0.366

33.4 ± 5.8

35.3 ± 7

31.7 ± 5.7

31.5 ± 5.3

0.087

0.001

0.044

0.739

23 ± 5

24.7 ± 4.4

21.8 ± 4.7

21.3 ± 3.8

0.162

 < 0.001

0.011

0.208

137.1 ± 23.8

147.1 ± 24.1

130.1 ± 24.2

127.7 ± 19.8

0.102

 < 0.001

0.013

0.394