Impact of Neuman model-guided stepped care on elderly gastric cancer patients’ postop recovery

Table 3 Comparison of the quality of life in the two study groups, mean ± SD

Group	n	Physiologic function			Role-physical		Vitality		General health
		Before	After		Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Control	40	37.61 ± 5.44	63.92 ± 8.14a		42.19 ± 5.83	65.92 ± 7.04a	48.61 ± 6.43	65.94 ± 5.33a	48.61 ± 4.07	60.39 ± 5.87a
Observation	40	36.94 ± 5.81	69.51 ± 8.46a		42.62 ± 5.75	73.25 ± 7.56a	47.84 ± 6.29	74.39 ± 5.86a	47.72 ± 6.08	67.15 ± 7.12a
t	-	0.532	3.011		0.332	4.488	0.541	6.747	0.769	4.633
P value	-	0.596	0.004		0.741	0.000	0.590	0.000	0.444	0.000
Group	n	Bodily pain			Social functioning		Mental health		Role-emotional
		Before		After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Control	40	54.31 ± 6.18		67.25 ± 5.84a	52.37 ± 6.55	64.95 ± 8.46a	52.67 ± 6.42	68.15 ± 7.49a	57.83 ± 6.05	66.24 ± 7.58a
Observation	40	53.94 ± 6.27		76.29 ± 6.17a	51.76 ± 6.41	71.35 ± 8.27a	52.05 ± 6.53	77.34 ± 8.13a	58.12 ± 6.26	73.29 ± 8.15a
t	-	0.266		6.730	0.421	3.421	0.428	5.258	0.211	4.006
P value	-	0.791		0.000	0.675	0.001	0.670	0.000	0.834	0.000

^aP < 0.05, the comparison between the control group and the observation group.