Table 3.

Comparison of self-efficacy and depression symptoms between the two groups before and during radiotherapy.

Group	Before	During radiotherapy
		Days 1 to 10	Days 11 to 20	Days >21
Self-Efficacy
Controls (n=53)	27.6±4.3	27.0±3.2	25.2±3.6	24.3±3.3
Self-efficacy (n=53)	27.4±4.6	29.6±3.2	28.7±2.7	29.3±2.7
P	0.814	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
SDS
Controls (n=53)	46.3±5.5	50.5±4.9	58.3±4.5	63.2±6.9
Self-efficacy (n=53)	46.8±5.2	48.1±4.8	53.9±4.8	58.9±4.4
P	0.444	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001