Impact of narrative support on stigma, anxiety, and depression in young and middle-aged patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis

Table 6 Comparison of quality of life, mean ± SD

Characteristics	Observation group (n = 85)	Control group (n = 73)	P1
PF
Pre-intervention	57.42 ± 13.01	58.87 ± 12.45	0.477
Post-intervention	73.64 ± 15.57	62.60 ± 16.73	< 0.001
P2	< 0.001	0.129	-
RP
Pre-intervention	54.62 ± 11.33	53.87 ± 9.94	0.661
Post-intervention	63.76 ± 14.91	56.26 ± 11.87	< 0.001
P2	< 0.001	0.189	-
BP
Pre-intervention	62.53 ± 14.92	61.87 ± 8.05	0.736
Post-intervention	74.49 ± 15.47	66.12 ± 12.45	< 0.001
P2	< 0.001	0.016	-
GH
Pre-intervention	36.28 ± 14.12	35.91 ± 11.02	0.856
Post-intervention	63.25 ± 12.36	40.67 ± 15.47	< 0.001
P2	< 0.001	0.022	-
VT
Pre-intervention	41.16 ± 9.81	40.88 ± 8.29	0.848
Post-intervention	53.85 ± 9.16	41.34 ± 10.65	< 0.001
P2	< 0.001	0.771	-
RE
Pre-intervention	42.13 ± 15.04	40.97 ± 11.21	0.589
Post-intervention	63.41 ± 11.60	45.22 ± 12.33	< 0.001
P2	< 0.001	0.031	-
MH
Pre-intervention	57.02 ± 10.11	56.87 ± 8.84	0.922
Post-intervention	65.36 ± 12.28	60.16 ± 9.90	0.004
P2	< 0.001	0.036	-
SF
Pre-intervention	64.82 ± 10.98	65.67 ± 8.65	0.594
Post-intervention	85.38 ± 11.55	73.74 ± 10.46	< 0.001
P2	< 0.001	< 0.001	-

¹Comparison between the observation and control groups.

²Within-group comparison of the pre- and post-intervention values.

PF: Physical functioning; RP: Role-physical; BP: Bodily pain; GH: General health; VT: Vitality; RE: Role-emotional; MH: Mental health; SF: Social functioning.