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. 2023 Aug 27;15(8):1728–1738. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i8.1728

Table 5.

Comparison of the life function index scale scores between two groups [ (mean ± SD), fraction]

Group n Good body Psychologically sound Difficulty due to cancer
Before intervention After intervention Before intervention After intervention Before intervention After intervention
Control group 57 40.58 ± 3.96 41.35 ± 4.23 24.02 ± 3.36 25.26 ± 3.07a 12.23 ± 2.09 12.75 ± 2.26
Observation group 63 41.07 ± 3.75 46.96 ± 3.87a 23.87 ± 3.41 26.89 ± 3.31a 12.14 ± 2.28 12.83 ± 2.07
t 0.696 7.587 0.242 2.788 0.225 0.202
P value 0.488 0 0.809 0.006 0.823 0.84
Group n Good society Nausea Total score of FLIC
Before intervention After intervention Before intervention After intervention Before intervention After intervention
Control group 57 10.26 ± 1.38 10.87 ± 1.47 3.05 ± 1.14 3.11 ± 1.05 81.89 ± 4.56 93.34 ± 5.16a
Observation group 63 10.19 ± 1.44 12.68 ± 1.51a 2.97 ± 1.21 3.23 ± 1.11 80.74 ± 4.61 102.96 ± 6.44a
t 0.271 6.64 0.372 0.607 1.372 8.869
P value 0.787 0 0.711 0.545 0.173 0
a

P < 0.05, compared with before intervention.

FLIC: The life function index scale.