Effects of Tongyangxiao lotion bidet therapy combined with Ziyu ointment on postpartum hemorrhoidal pain, oedema, anxiety, and depression

Table 5 Comparison of the Self-rating Anxiety Scale and Self-rating Depression Scale scores between the groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	SAS			SDS
		Before treatment	Treatment for 7 days	Treatment for 14 days	Before treatment	Treatment for 7 days	Treatment for 14 days
Control group	134	39.42 ± 3.44	35.98 ± 2.07	30.38 ± 2.15	37.63 ± 3.72	33.96 ± 2.22	29.35 ± 2.87
Observation group	134	39.22 ± 3.51	33.54 ± 2.76	28.93 ± 3.29	37.40 ± 3.52	31.86 ± 2.46	27.64 ± 2.63
t		0.457	8.200	4.267	0.540	7.355	5.082
P value		0.648	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.590	< 0.001	< 0.001

SAS: Self-rating Anxiety Scale; SDS: Self-rating Depression Scale.