Ecological momentary assessment combined with aromatherapy on postoperative depression in elderly patients with colostomy

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2026; 18(3): 115394
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115394

Table 1 General information, mean ± SD/n (%)

	Control group (n = 50)	Observation group (n = 50)	t/χ²	P value¹
Gender			0.040	0.841
Male	26 (52.00)	25 (50.00)
Female	24 (48.00)	25 (50.00)
Age (years)	68.19 ± 3.11	67.95 ± 3.06	0.258	0.797
BMI (kg/m²)	22.14 ± 2.29	22.08 ± 2.41	0.125	0.901
Nature of enterostomy
Permanent	16 (32.00)	13 (26.00)	0.437	0.509
Temporary	34 (68.00)	37 (74.00)

¹This table compares the continuous variables (e.g., age, body mass index) of the two groups of patients by t-test and the categorical variables (e.g., gender, nature of enterostomy) by χ² test, and the results show that there is no statistically significant difference between the groups (P > 0.05).

BMI: Body mass index.

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Citation: Wang LP, Ye J, He XW, Shi MR, Cheng GL. Ecological momentary assessment combined with aromatherapy on postoperative depression in elderly patients with colostomy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(3): 115394
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115394

Wang LP, Ye J, He XW, Shi MR, Cheng GL. Ecological momentary assessment combined with aromatherapy on postoperative depression in elderly patients with colostomy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(3): 115394 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115394]

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