Exploration of doctor-patient communication characteristics and optimization path for gastrointestinal surgery of acute abdomen

Table 3 Comparison of psychological status between the two groups, mean ± SD

Group	Cases	SAS		SDS
		Before	After	Before	After
Observation	41	54.05 ± 4.55	40.22 ± 3.77a	56.78 ± 4.03	41.35 ± 4.06a
Control	41	54.12 ± 4.43	42.63 ± 3.59a	56.29 ± 4.29	44.29 ± 4.57a
t value		0.071	2.964	0.533	3.080
P value		0.944	0.004	0.595	0.003

^aP < 0.05.

P compared with the pre-intervention session. SAS: Anxiety self-assessment scale; SDS: Depression self-assessment scale.