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Table 5 Perioperative anxiety and depression

From: Impact of preoperative patient education on the prevention of postoperative complications after major visceral surgery: the cluster randomized controlled PEDUCAT trial

 

Patient education + information brochure (n = 138)

Information brochure only (n = 106)

P value

At baseline

 Hospital anxiety scale

  

0.527

  N

135

103

 

  Mean (±SD)

10.7 (±1.7)

10.8 (±1.9)

 

 Hospital depression scale

  

0.297

  N

135

104

 

  Mean (±SD)

9.5 (±1.9)

9.7 (±1.6)

 

At 7 days after operation

 Hospital anxiety scale

  

0.389

  N

118

88

 

  Mean (±SD)

11.1 (±1.7)

11.3 (±2.0)

 

 Hospital depression scale

  

0.202†

  N

119

88

 

  Mean (±SD)

9.7 (±1.8)

10.0 (±2.0)

 

At 30 days after operation

 Hospital anxiety scale

  

0.479

  N

100

78

 

  Mean (±SD)

10.9 (±1.5)

11.0 (±1.6)

 

 Hospital depression scale

  

0.049

  N

100

78

 

  Mean (±SD)

9.6 (±1.5)

10.0 (±1.5)

 
  1. Significant results (p value < 0.05) are in bold
  2. t test