Table 6.

Comparison of attention and executive ability in the observation group before and after treatment, mean ± SD

Indicators	Before treatment (n = 89)	After treatment (n = 89)	t	P value
Paddle pin quiz (points)
Net score I	32.20 ± 8.89	40.54 ± 9.12	6.178	< 0.001
Net score II	36.60 ± 9.17	42.21 ± 8.43	4.249	< 0.001
Net score III	17.20 ± 5.51	22.25 ± 4.80	6.520	< 0.001
Net score IV	21.84 ± 8.05	24.63 ± 7.12	2.449	0.015
Net score V	7.70 ± 2.40	9.12 ± 1.87	4.403	< 0.001
Total net score	115.80 ± 12.26	135.58 ± 20.43	7.832	< 0.001
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Total number of responses	122.45 ± 14.48	75.50 ± 15.03	21.223	< 0.001
Number of error responses	52.50 ± 13.37	38.65 ± 11.20	7.491	< 0.001
Number of persistent errors	26.20 ± 8.89	22.40 ± 9.02	2.831	0.005
Number of completed answers for the 1st classification	26.10 ± 6.86	20.03 ± 5.74	6.402	< 0.001
HAMD-24 score (points)	27.20 ± 2.03	21.02 ± 2.11	19.912	< 0.001
MoCA score (points)	24.40 ± 2.21	26.12 ± 2.32	5.064	< 0.001

HAMD: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale.