Table 5 Within-group comparison of the mean scores of well-being and sense of coherence in the intervention group 1 and control group 1 (with pre-test) before and after the intervention

Caregivers Well-being

Activities

Intervention 1

25.35 ± 5.06

32.11 ± 3.91

-6.76

4.55

16

0.00 *

Control 1

26.11 ± 3.86

24.16 ± 4.35

1.94

1.42

17

0.171

Basic Needs

Intervention 1

18.23 ± 3.78

22.82 ± 2.37

-4.58

4.29

16

0.001**

Control 1

18.27 ± 2.46

17.22 ± 2.23

1.05

1.48

17

0.156

Total

Intervention 1

43.58 ± 8.13

54.94 ± 5.82

-11.35

4.90

16

0.00 *

Control 1

44.38 ± 5.69

41.38 ± 6.25

3.00

1.55

17

0.138

Sense of Coherence

Comprehensibility

Intervention 1

17.23 ± 5.49

24.11 ± 2.75

-6.88

6.93

16

0.00 *

Control 1

18.88 ± 5.97

18.55 ± 5.02

0.33

0.72

17

0.476

Manageability

Intervention 1

13.41 ± 4.66

18.17 ± 3.16

-4.76

7.66

16

0.00 *

Control 1

14.00 ± 5.19

14.05 ± 4.67

-0.55

0.13

17

0.891

Meaningfulness

Intervention 1

15.35 ± 4.51

21.88 ± 2.17

-6.52

8.89

16

0.00 *

Control 1

16.83 ± 4.60

16.61 ± 4.08

0.22

0.88

17

0.386

Total

Intervention 1

46.00 ± 13.17

64.17 ± 5.60

-18.17

8.30

16

0.00 *

Control 1

49.72 ± 14.97

49.22 ± 12.64

0.50

0.63

17

0.533