Evaluation of the impact of an interdisciplinary team scheduling model on psychological outcomes in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the intervention and control groups, n (%)/mean ± SD

Variable	Intervention group (n = 50)	Control group (n = 50)	Test statistic	P value
Sex			χ2 = 1.190	0.275
Male	40 (80.00)	44 (88.00)
Female	10 (20.00)	6 (12.00)
Age (years)	51.62 ± 9.17	54.98 ± 8.76	t = -1.864	0.065
Liver function grade (Child-Pugh score)			Z = -0.157	0.875
Grade A	11 (22.00)	13 (26.00)
Grade B	29 (58.00)	26 (52.00)
Grade C	10 (20.00)	11 (22.00)
Marital status			χ2 = 0.332	0.564
Married	42 (84.00)	44 (88.00)
Widowed/divorced	8 (16.00)	6 (12.00)
Medical payment method			Z = -0.923	0.356
Urban medical insurance	8 (16.00)	12 (24.00)
Rural medical insurance	36 (72.00)	33 (66.00)
Self-pay	6 (12.00)	5 (10.00)
Duration of cirrhosis (years)	8.32 ± 3.43	8.34 ± 3.37	t = -0.029	0.977
Presence of pain			χ2 = 0.367	0.545
Yes	30 (60.00)	27 (54.00)
No	20 (40.00)	23 (46.00)
Presence of sleep problems			χ2 = 0.407	0.523
Yes	35 (70.00)	32 (64.00)
No	15 (30.00)	18 (36.00)