Table 3.
Anxiety severity of caregivers.
| Items | Control group (N = 55) | EMR group (N = 55) | P value |
| M0 anxiety severity, No. (%) | .616 | ||
| No | 42 (76.4) | 44 (80.0) | |
| Mild | 8 (14.5) | 7 (12.7) | |
| Moderate | 3 (5.5) | 4 (7.3) | |
| Severe | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| M3 anxiety severity, No. (%) | .209 | ||
| No | 38 (69.1) | 44 (80.0) | |
| Mild | 12 (21.8) | 7 (12.7) | |
| Moderate | 3 (5.5) | 3 (5.5) | |
| Severe | 2 (3.6) | 1 (1.8) | |
| M6 anxiety severity, No. (%) | .019 | ||
| No | 34 (61.8) | 45 (81.8) | |
| Mild | 14 (25.4) | 7 (12.7) | |
| Moderate | 4 (7.3) | 3 (5.5) | |
| Severe | 3 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| M12 anxiety severity, No. (%) | .006 | ||
| No | 34 (61.8) | 46 (83.7) | |
| Mild | 11 (20.0) | 7 (12.7) | |
| Moderate | 5 (9.1) | 2 (3.6) | |
| Severe | 5 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Comparison was determined by Wilcoxon rank sum test. EMR = education and muscle relaxation, M0 = time of patients’ discharge from hospital, M12 = at the 12th month after discharge, M3 = at the 3rd month after discharge, M6 = at the 6th month after discharge.