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

Table 6 Quality of life scores, mean ± SD

Domain	Time point	Intervention group	Control group	P value
Global health status	Baseline	52.3 ± 13.5	51.8 ± 14.2	0.829
	Postoperative day 7	54.2 ± 12.3a	45.7 ± 14.8	< 0.001
	1-month follow-up	67.8 ± 11.9b	58.4 ± 13.7	< 0.001
Physical functioning	Baseline	76.4 ± 12.8	75.9 ± 13.4	0.816
	Postoperative day 7	62.8 ± 11.4c	52.1 ± 13.9	< 0.001
	1-month follow-up	74.3 ± 10.7	66.2 ± 12.8	< 0.001
Emotional functioning	Baseline	58.3 ± 15.4	57.9 ± 16.1	0.877
	Postoperative day 7	68.3 ± 13.2d	54.9 ± 15.7	< 0.001
	1-month follow-up	78.6 ± 12.4	68.4 ± 14.9	< 0.001
Social functioning	Baseline	65.7 ± 14.3	64.8 ± 15.1	0.712
	Postoperative day 7	59.7 ± 12.8	48.3 ± 14.2	< 0.001
	1-month follow-up	72.4 ± 11.6	62.7 ± 13.8	< 0.001
Fatigue (symptom scale)	Baseline	45.6 ± 16.8	46.2 ± 17.3	0.838
	Postoperative day 7	42.3 ± 13.5	56.8 ± 16.2	< 0.001
	1-month follow-up	32.7 ± 11.9	43.5 ± 14.7	< 0.001
Pain (symptom scale)	Baseline	38.4 ± 14.6	39.1 ± 15.2	0.782
	Postoperative day 7	35.7 ± 12.1	51.4 ± 15.8	< 0.001
	1-month follow-up	24.8 ± 10.3	36.2 ± 13.6	< 0.001
Insomnia (symptom scale)	Baseline	42.7 ± 15.9	43.5 ± 16.4	0.772
	Postoperative day 7	31.2 ± 11.7	48.9 ± 14.3	< 0.001
	1-month follow-up	26.4 ± 10.2	39.7 ± 13.1	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs baseline within the intervention group.

^bP < 0.001 vs baseline within the intervention group.

^cP < 0.001 vs baseline within the intervention group.

^dP < 0.001 vs baseline within the intervention group.

Functional scales and global health status; higher scores indicate better functioning (0-100 scale). Symptom scales: Higher scores indicate more severe symptoms (0-100 scale). This table presents European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 scores at baseline, postoperative day 7, and 1-month follow-up.