Table 3.

A comparison of the two groups’ EROTC-QLQ-C30 scores before and after the intervention (x̅ ± s)

Items	Study group (n=80)				Control group (n=61)
	Before the intervention	After intervention	t	P	Before the intervention	After intervention	t	P
Role function	6.21±0.21	8.82±0.21	78.605	< 0.01	6.19±0.32	7.27±0.32	18.984	< 0.01
Cognitive functions	6.23±0.19	8.78±0.19	84.882	< 0.01	6.33±0.11	7.17±0.11	42.173	< 0.01
Social functions	6.13±0.89	8.11±0.89	14.07	< 0.01	6.28±0.66	6.98±0.66	5.857	< 0.01
Physical functions	13.88±1.28	17.11±1.28	15.96	< 0.01	14.01±1.12	15.87±1.12	9.172	< 0.01
Emotional functions	14.33±2.21	18.28±2.21	11.304	< 0.01	14.56±1.98	18.87±1.98	12.022	< 0.01
Total score	46.18±3.88	71.29±3.88	40.93	< 0.01	45.98±2.98	62.19±2.98	30.041	< 0.01