Effects of psychological intervention combined with education on psychological resilience and healthy behavior of patients with pulp disease

Table 2 Comparison of mental resilience between the two groups (mean ± SD, scores)

Groups	Participants	Optimism		Strength		Resilience
		Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Observation	57	7.47 ± 0.88	17.56 ± 1.69a	15.67 ± 1.40	24.15 ± 1.85a	25.66 ± 1.77	41.41 ± 3.46a
Control	57	7.56 ± 0.90	14.22 ± 1.36a	15.55 ± 1.32	21.33 ± 1.40a	25.53 ± 1.40	37.53 ± 3.44a
t		0.540	11.624	0.471	9.177	0.435	6.004
P value		0.590	< 0.001	0.639	< 0.001	0.664	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, compared with pre-care data between groups.