Figure 4.

Comparison of self-care ability and quality of life scores. A. The difference between the preoperative Barthel scores of patients in the two groups was not significant; the Barthel scores would be the lowest in the 3rd d after surgery; the Barthel scores gradually increased over time. Repeated measure ANOVA: F_t =50.281 (P < 0.001), F_g =16.425 (P < 0.001), F_i =1.128 (P=0.317); pairwise comparison: the Barthel scores of the study group were significantly higher than those of the control group at all-time points after the intervention (P < 0.05). B. The difference between the preoperative SF-36 scores of the two groups was not significant; after discharge, the SF-36 scores of patients in both groups increased compared with the preoperative scores. Repeated measure ANOVA: F_t =25.874 (P < 0.001), F_g =8.136 (P < 0.001), F_i =0.834 (P=0.389); pairwise comparison: the SF-36 scores of patients in the study group were significantly higher than those of patients in the control group at 1st and 3rd month after surgery (P < 0.05).