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

Table 5 Comparison of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scale scores between the two groups, mean ± SD

Dimension	Time	Group A (n = 126)	Group B (n = 126)	t value	P value
Sleep quality	Before intervention	2.42 ± 0.50	2.54 ± 0.50	-1.905	0.058
	After intervention	1.51 ± 0.62a	1.00 ± 0.47a	7.358	0.000
Sleep latency	Before intervention	2.01 ± 0.37	1.99 ± 0.37	0.429	0.668
	After intervention	1.05 ± 0.42a	0.57 ± 0.50a	8.251	0.000
Sleep duration	Before intervention	2.49 ± 0.50	2.48 ± 0.50	0.159	0.874
	After intervention	1.42 ± 0.61a	1.06 ± 0.34a	5.786	0.000
Sleep efficiency	Before intervention	2.46 ± 0.50	2.52 ± 0.50	-0.952	0.342
	After intervention	1.95 ± 0.40a	1.53 ± 0.64a	7.734	0.000
Sleep disorders	Before intervention	2.42 ± 0.50	2.54 ± 0.50	-1.905	0.058
	After intervention	2.02 ± 0.46a	1.60 ± 0.59a	6.302	0.000
Hypnotic drugs	Before intervention	2.02 ± 0.39	1.98 ± 0.35	0.857	0.392
	After intervention	1.50 ± 0.50	1.02 ± 0.44	8.090	0.000
Daytime function	Before intervention	2.51 ± 0.50	2.53 ± 0.50	-0.317	0.751
	After intervention	1.97 ± 0.38a	1.51 ± 0.50a	8.222	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.