Integrating a traditional Chinese medicine hospice care system to address depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders in advanced cancer

Table 2 Changes in clinical symptoms of the two groups

Clinical symptoms	Group	Before treatment	4 weeks after treatment	After treatment	t value	P value
Pain (points)	Observation	7.68 ± 1.24	5.43 ± 1.02	3.21 ± 0.89	12.526	< 0.001
	Control	7.72 ± 1.30	6.28 ± 1.15	5.04 ± 1.07	8.684	0.004
Appetite score (points)	Observation	1.68 ± 0.88	2.54 ± 0.79	3.12 ± 0.66	14.332	< 0.001
	Control	1.74 ± 0.84	2.11 ± 0.76	2.53 ± 0.79	5.032	0.027
Weight change (kg)	Observation	-4.32 to 2.02	-1.34 to 1.22	0.87 ± 1.09	15.927	< 0.001
	Control	-4.22 to 2.15	-2.12 to 1.34	-0.65 to 1.15	6.876	0.009
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (points)	Observation	21.13 ± 4.23	15.08 ± 3.45	9.63 ± 2.89	19.624	< 0.001
	Control	21.08 ± 4.45	17.47 ± 3.89	12.02 ± 3.28	8.912	0.003
Hamilton Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (points)	Observation	19.62 ± 3.98	14.74 ± 3.12	9.31 ± 2.48	18.045	< 0.001
	Control	19.74 ± 4.02	16.62 ± 3.76	12.54 ± 3.12	7.124	0.008

P < 0.05 indicated significant difference.