Table 32.

Postoperative scores comparison among preoperative depression groups 3 months after surgery.

Items	Depression score ≤ 8 (N = 80)	8 < Depression score ≤ 20 (N = 66)	Depression score > 20 (N = 18)	F	p
Anxiety	4.14 ± 4.33a	8.94 ± 6.64b	16.28 ± 10.68c	31.071	<0.001
Depression	4.13 ± 2.95a	7.76 ± 5.38b	17 ± 10.92c	43.803	<0.001
Sleep	3.45 ± 2.77a	5.65 ± 3.53b	9.72 ± 5.11c	26.893	<0.001
Numbness	2.11 ± 0.42a	2.32 ± 0.66ab	2.47 ± 0.51b	4.469	0.013
Numbness acceptance	7.44 ± 1.72a	7.71 ± 1.7b	8.57 ± 1.43b	15.154	<0.001
QoL	20.76 ± 1.88a	19.53 ± 2.73b	17.33 ± 3.5b	15.48	<0.001

Note: Items with different letters (e.g. “a” and “b”, “a” and “c”) have significant difference. Items sharing the same letter (e.g. “a” and “a”, “a” and “ab”) have no significant difference.