Effect of perioperative psychological nursing on anxiety, depression, and recovery in colorectal cancer surgery: A prospective study

Table 3 Proportion of patients with clinically significant anxiety and depression, n (%)

Category	Intervention group (n = 71)	Control group (n = 70)	OR (95%CI)	P value
Anxiety (HADS-A ≥ 8)
Baseline	51 (71.8)	52 (74.3)	0.88 (0.41-1.89)	0.745
Postoperative day 3	21 (29.6)	56 (80.0)	0.10 (0.05-0.22)	< 0.001
Postoperative day 7	13 (18.3)	47 (67.1)	0.11 (0.05-0.24)	< 0.001
Depression (HADS-D ≥ 8)
Baseline	48 (67.6)	50 (71.4)	0.84 (0.40-1.75)	0.636
Postoperative day 3	16 (22.5)	52 (74.3)	0.10 (0.05-0.21)	< 0.001
Postoperative day 7	10 (14.1)	43 (61.4)	0.10 (0.04-0.22)	< 0.001

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (score ≥ 8 indicates clinically significant anxiety); HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression subscale (score ≥ 8 indicates clinically significant depression).