Table 2.
Comparison of anxiety and depression rate among the older PTC patients.
| Items | Anxiety ratea | Depression ratea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT-CP | U-CP | p-value | RT-CP | U-CP | p-value | |
| M0 | 16 (36.4) | 15 (35.7) | 0.950 | 13 (29.5) | 15 (35.7) | 0.542 |
| M1 | 15 (34.1) | 18 (42.9) | 0.403 | 10 (22.7) | 14 (33.3) | 0.273 |
| M2 | 12 (29.3) | 16 (39.0) | 0.352 | 7 (17.1) | 13 (31.7) | 0.123 |
| M4 | 10 (25.0) | 15 (38.5) | 0.198 | 7 (17.5) | 12 (30.8) | 0.168 |
| M6 | 8 (20.5) | 14 (35.9) | 0.131 | 5 (12.8) | 12 (30.8) | 0.055 |
PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; RT-CP, reminiscence therapy care program; U-CP, usual care program; M0, discharge after operation; M1, 1 month discharge after operation; M2, 2 months discharge after operation; M4, 4 months discharge after operation; M6, 6 months discharge after operation. aVariables described by No. (%).