Table 4.

Comparison of total scores of life quality between the two groups before and after treatment (x̅ ± s, scores)

Group	Number of cases	Total scores
		Before treatment	After treatment
Treatment group	38	56.88±8.18	80.23±7.85*,#
Control group	38	57.86±7.70	70.36±8.80*

^*Compared with that before treatment in the same group, P < 0.05;

^#Compared with the control group, P < 0.05.