Caregiver-involved nutritional support and mindfulness training for patients with gastrointestinal cancer: Effects on malnutrition risk and mood

Table 3 Comparison between the mood state indicators of the two groups (scores, mean ± SD)

Groups	n	POMS-tension		POMS-anger		POMS-fatigue		POMS-depression		POMS-energy		POMS-panic		POMS-self-related emotions		MAAS
		Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Observation group	59	19.14 ± 2.15	13.26 ± 3.05	22.56 ± 2.57	18.06 ± 2.32	16.75 ± 1.86	13.26 ± 1.57	17.59 ± 2.24	14.66 ± 1.82	18.50 ± 2.91	15.06 ± 2.29	16.97 ± 1.76	12.06 ± 2.12	15.36 ± 1.85	12.11 ± 1.56	43.24 ± 5.13	58.58 ± 6.01
Control	59	19.08 ± 2.11	15.12 ± 3.21	22.45 ± 2.63	20.17 ± 2.25	16.54 ± 1.93	14.82 ± 1.45	17.47 ± 2.36	15.95 ± 1.97	18.42 ± 2.84	16.57 ± 2.55	16.88 ± 1.84	14.01 ± 2.44	15.27 ± 1.91	13.38 ± 1.67	44.05 ± 5.32	54.23 ± 5.86
t	-	0.153	3.227	0.230	5.015	0.602	5.607	0.283	3.694	0.151	3.384	0.272	4.634	0.260	4.269	0.842	3.981
P value	-	0.879	0.002	0.819	< 0.001	0.548	< 0.001	0.777	< 0.001	0.880	0.001	0.786	< 0.001	0.795	< 0.001	0.402	< 0.001

POMS: Profile of Mood States; MAAS: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale.