Factors affecting anxiety, depression, and self-care ability in patients who have undergone liver transplantation

Table 8 Comparison of various characteristics of the study group according to frequency of out-patient clinic visits

Parameters	Monthly control (n = 264)	Quarterly control (n = 52)	P value
Age (yr)			0.047
Median	52	44
IQR	58-38	56-29
Gender (%)			1.000
Female	106 (40.2)	21 (40.4)
Male	158 (59.8)	31 (56.9)
Residency (%)			0.077
City center	150 (56.8)	25 (48.1)
Town	82 (31.1)	24 (46.2)
Village	32 (12.1)	3 (5.8)
SCAS scores			0.664
Median	95	94
IQR	108-86	108-87
BDS scores			0.028
Median	9	9
IQR	15-6	10-3
STAI-I (state) scores			0.728
Median	35	38
IQR	41-28	44-29
STAI-II (trait) scores			0.519
Median	42	40
IQR	50-36	50-36
BDS (categorized form)			0.004
Minimal depression	147 (55.7)	36 (69.2)
Mild depression	72 (27.3)	13 (25)
Moderate depression	44 (16.7)	1 (1.9)
Severe depression	1 (0.4)	2 (3.8)
STAI-I (state) (categorized form)			0.360
Presence anxiety	134 (50.8)	30 (57.7)
Absence anxiety	130 (49.2)	22 (42.3)
STAI-II (trait) (categorized form)			0.506
Presence anxiety	228 (86.4)	47 (90.4)
Absence anxiety	36 (13.6)	5 (9.6)

BDS: Beck Depression Scale; IQR (Q3-Q1): Inter-quartile range; SCAS: Self-Care Agency Scale; STAI: State-Trait Anxiety Scale.