Effects of an Omaha System-based follow-up regimen on self-care and quality of life in gastrointestinal surgery patients

Table 2 Comparison of Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire scores before and after the intervention (mean ± SD, points)

Group	Group A (n = 64)	Group B (n = 64)	t value	P value
Confront points
Before intervention	19.44 ± 2.65	18.66 ± 3.11	1.528	0.129
After intervention	25.98 ± 4.23a	24.19 ± 3.11a	2.741	0.007
Debarb points
Before intervention	20.64 ± 4.70	20.94 ± 3.97	0.386	0.700
After intervention	13.00 ± 2.15a	15.44 ± 2.54a	5.859	< 0.001
Surrender points
Before intervention	12.28 ± 2.51	12.84 ± 2.08	1.381	0.170
After intervention	7.28 ± 1.34a	9.02 ± 1.46a	6.994	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, compared with the same group before intervention.