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Table 5 Within-group comparison: anxiety and depression scores on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

From: Comparing the effects of pulsed and radiofrequency catheter ablation on quality of life, anxiety, and depression of patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: a single-center, randomized, single-blind, standard-controlled trial

 

T0-T1

T0-T2

T1-T2

 

SMD

P value

SMD

P value

SMD

P value

PFA (n = 25)

      

 Anxiety

0.76

0.416

4.44

0.000

3.68

0.000

 Depression

0.48

0.228

4.96

0.000

4.48

0.000

RFCA (n = 24)

 Anxiety

0.88

0.288

4.75

0.000

3.88

0.000

 Depression

0.50

0.211

5.83

0.000

5.33

0.000

  1. SMD standardized mean difference; T0 preoperative; T1 postoperative; T2 3 months postoperative