Quality of care combined with mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention in patients undergoing arterial interventional embolization for liver tumors

Table 3 Comparison of coping methods between the two groups (mean ± SD, points)

Group	n	Guard		Trust to luck		Feeling relief		Escape
		Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Control	42	16.24 ± 2.46	12.35 ± 2.28a	8.74 ± 1.43	6.09 ± 1.18a	7.89 ± 2.07	9.48 ± 2.24a	22.28 ± 2.61	18.36 ± 2.45a
Observation	42	16.31 ± 2.52	11.06 ± 2.19a	8.68 ± 1.37	5.42 ± 1.03a	7.92 ± 2.17	10.86 ± 2.42a	22.32 ± 2.50	16.90 ± 2.28a
t		0.129	2.644	0.196	2.772	0.065	2.712	0.072	2.827
P value		0.898	0.010	0.845	0.007	0.948	0.008	0.943	0.006

^aP < 0.05, compared with the same group before the intervention.