Table 7.

Comparison of quality of life scores between the two groups (x̅±s, Score)

Group	Psychological functioning		Physical life		Somatic functioning		Social functioning
	Preoperative	1 month postoperative	Preoperative	1 month postoperative	Preoperative	1 month postoperative	Preoperative	1 month postoperative
Control group (n = 50)	62.22±4.57	67.48±4.67*	66.08±5.58	73.40±4.79*	63.30±4.08	67.18±4.51*	67.38±3.65	70.10±4.81*
Observation group (n = 50)	62.18±4.16	77.60±6.00*,#	65.78±4.43	77.42±4.04*,#	63.48±4.12	75.10±7.43*,#	66.98±2.77	77.58±5.59*,#
t-value	0.046	9.412	0.298	4.536	0.220	6.443	0.617	7.172
P-value	0.964	< 0.001	0.767	< 0.001	0.827	< 0.001	0.539	< 0.001

Note: Compared to preoperative;

^*P < 0.05.

Compared to the control group;

^#P < 0.05.