Effects of early activity intervention on intestinal motility recovery in patients after colorectal cancer surgery

Table 3 Effects of early activity intervention on nursing workload and patient outcomes, mean ± SD

Indicator	Experimental group (n = 40)	Control group (n = 40)	Statistic	P value
Nutrition & tolerance
Good enteral nutrition tolerance (%)	90.0 (36/40)	72.5 (29/40)	χ2 = 4.021	0.045
Time to first liquid diet (hours)	62.3 ± 9.6	83.7 ± 12.4	t = 8.732	< 0.001
Time to full enteral nutrition (days)	4.3 ± 0.8	5.8 ± 1.2	t = 6.975	< 0.001
Target intake achievement within 7 days (%)	85.0 (34/40)	65.0 (26/40)	χ2 = 4.267	0.039
Serum albumin on POD 7 (g/L)	36.2 ± 3.5	32.8 ± 3.9	t = 4.183	< 0.001
Weight loss at 14 days (%)	3.2 ± 1.3	5.4 ± 1.8	t = 6.432	< 0.001
Nursing workload & efficiency
Daily nursing time POD 3-7 (minutes)	78.3 ± 15.6	96.2 ± 20.3	t = 4.530	< 0.001
Extra interventions for complications (times/patient)	1.2 ± 1.0	2.8 ± 1.5	t = 5.731	< 0.001
Discharge instruction time (minutes)	22.4 ± 5.3	31.5 ± 7.2	t = 6.620	< 0.001
Professional achievement score	87.6 ± 6.2	79.4 ± 7.8	t = 3.854	< 0.001
Psychological & sleep status
HADS-A anxiety score	5.2 ± 1.8	8.1 ± 2.4	t = 6.320	< 0.001
HADS-D depression score	4.8 ± 1.5	7.6 ± 2.2	t = 7.125	< 0.001
PSQI global score	6.3 ± 1.4	9.2 ± 2.1	t = 7.536	< 0.001
Night-time sleep duration (hours)	6.5 ± 0.8	5.2 ± 1.1	t = 6.284	< 0.001
Sleep efficiency (%)	78.2 ± 6.5	65.4 ± 8.9	t = 7.764	< 0.001
Nursing satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score	92.6 ± 5.8	85.3 ± 7.2	t = 5.119	< 0.001

Lower scores for Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-A, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-D, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index indicate better outcomes, while higher scores for professional achievement, nighttime sleep duration, and sleep efficiency indicate better outcomes. POD: Postoperative day; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.