Electroacupuncture improves psychosocial outcomes in rectal cancer patients with bowel dysfunction

Figure 3 Kaplan-Meier estimates of time to low anterior resection syndrome remission. Kaplan-Meier curves illustrate the time to emotional remission, defined as a ≥ 3-point reduction in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale scores, in patients receiving electroacupuncture vs standard care. The electroacupuncture group exhibited a significantly faster response onset (log-rank test: P < 0.001; odds ratio = 4.7). Vertical reference lines mark days 14 and days 28. OR: Odds ratio.