Psychological intervention improves life quality of patients with laryngeal cancer

Figures & data

Figure 1 Outline of study design.

Abbreviations: HAMA, Hamilton Anxiety Scale; HAMD, Hamilton Depression Scale; EORTC QLQ-C30, Europe Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire.

Table 1 Comparison of HAMD and HAMA scores between the 2 groups

Group	Number of patients	HAMD score		t	P-value	HAMA score		t	P-value
		Before treatment	After treatment			Before treatment	After treatment
Study group	102	24.7±2.5	15.4±1.7	10.55	0.00	32.5±5.6	7.9±1.1	9.77	0.00
Control group	108	24.2±2.5	19.4±2.8	4.34	0.00	32.64±5.3	14.1±21.7	4.52	0.00
Statistical value		0.67	17.99			0.67	18.56
P		0.71	0.00			0.23	0.00

Note: Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: HAMD, Hamilton Depression Scale; HAMA, Hamilton Anxiety Scale.

Table 2 Comparison of QOL score and each dimension between the 2 groups

	Study group (n=102)		Control group (n=108)
	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment
General physical health	11.54±2.16**	15.65±2.24**	13.06±3.23*	14.35±2.54*
Mental state	15.26±4.75**	21.16±4.12**	17.14±4.56	18.76±4.98
Function of society and family	13.58±2.23*	15.45±2.67*	13.67±2.21	14.52±3.28
Symptoms and side effects	10.87±2.01*	16.47±1.89*	10.38±2.62	11.87±2.34
Self-evaluated quality of life	5.32±1.01*	7.39±1.42*	5.28±1.04	6.43±2.01
Special side effects	7.00±2.43**	4.07±4.65**	6.46±4.26	8.02±2.49
Total score	56.32±7.8*	76.58±9.6*	62.38±11.46	64.28±12.49

Notes:

* P<0.05,

** P<0.01. Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviation: QOL, quality of life.

Table 3 Comparison of hospitalization duration, hospitalization expenses, patient satisfaction, and compliance rate between the 2 groups

Group	Number of patients	Average duration hospitalization (D)	Average hospitalization expenses (RMB)	Satisfaction (%)	Compliance rate
Study group	102	17.65±2.85*	15,109±1,453.34*	95.41±2.24**	92.33±4.29*
Control group	108	21.31±4.82*	19,024±2,457.26*	84.08±3.23**	83.21±2.78*

Notes:

* P<0.05,

** P<0.01. Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.