. 2020 Oct 30;18(1):24–31. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13518

TABLE 5.

Psychological status of patients before and after the operation

Item		AD‐STSG	ITSG	t	P
SAS score (months before and after operation)	Before	72.91 ± 2.38	72.89 ± 2.41	0.031	.975
	3‐months	53.02 ± 2.12 ^a	63.03 ± 3.02 ^a	−14.355	<.001
	6‐months	44.83 ± 2.07 ^a	61.98 ± 2.87 ^a	−25.654	<.001
	10‐months	40.98 ± 1.98 ^a	58.98 ± 1.76 ^a	−35.954	<.001
SDS score (months before and after operation)	Before	73.01 ± 3.02	72.95 ± 2.98	0.076	.94
	3‐months	54.09 ± 2.39 ^a	64.01 ± 2.46 ^a	−15.304	<.001
	6‐months	47.01 ± 2.19 ^a	60.99 ± 2.38 ^a	−22.872	<.001
	10‐months	41.52 ± 1.87 ^a	57.87 ± 1.93 ^a	−32.194	<.001

Abbreviations: AD‐STSG, artificial dermis combined with autologous split‐thickness skin grafting; ITSG, intermediate‐thickness skin grafting; SAS, self‐rating anxiety scale; SDS, self‐rating depression scale.

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P < .05, compared with before operation.