Home-based hospice care alleviates the burden of mental disorders in older patients with advanced cancer

Table 4 Comparison of Edmonton Symptom Assessment System scores between the two groups, mean ± SD

Dimension	Time	Group A (n = 126)	Group B (n = 126)	t value	P value
Drowsiness	Before intervention	5.92 ± 0.74	6.01 ± 0.74	-0.965	0.335
	After intervention	3.45 ± 0.50a	3.07 ± 0.38a	6.792	0.000
Weakness	Before intervention	5.98 ± 0.78	5.87 ± 0.82	1.091	0.276
	After intervention	4.56 ± 0.64a	3.98 ± 0.27a	9.373	0.000
Nausea	Before intervention	4.54 ± 0.63	4.46 ± 0.67	0.976	0.330
	After intervention	2.91 ± 0.77a	2.44 ± 0.61a	5.371	0.000
Pain	Before intervention	6.15 ± 0.77	6.05 ± 0.70	1.079	0.282
	After intervention	4.41 ± 0.62a	3.95 ± 0.40a	6.998	0.000
Shortness of breath	Before intervention	3.57 ± 0.63	3.59 ± 0.60	-0.258	0.797
	After intervention	2.02 ± 0.31a	1.62 ± 0.49a	7.744	0.000
Anxiety	Before intervention	6.40 ± 0.92	6.33 ± 0.86	0.624	0.533
	After intervention	3.43 ± 0.60a	2.42 ± 0.50a	14.516	0.000
Depression	Before intervention	6.37 ± 0.94	6.44 ± 0.98	-0.579	0.563
	After intervention	3.59 ± 0.62a	2.92 ± 0.40a	10.193	0.000
Insomnia	Before intervention	6.48 ± 0.92	6.56 ± 0.93	-0.686	0.493
	After intervention	4.54 ± 0.62a	4.00 ± 0.36a	8.455	0.000
Poor appetite	Before intervention	5.93 ± 0.65	5.99 ± 0.75	-0.679	0.498
	After intervention	4.52 ± 0.60a	4.03 ± 0.40a	7.627	0.000
Impaired overall well-being	Before intervention	5.54 ± 0.63	5.50 ± 0.58	0.524	0.601
	After intervention	4.49 ± 0.50a	3.96 ± 0.41a	9.201	0.000

^aP < 0.05.

P compared with before the intervention. Group A (control) received conventional care; group B (observation) received home-based hospice care.