Influence of preoperative comprehensive education on anxiety, depression, pain, and sleep in elderly patients operated under general anesthesia

Figure 1 Detection of scores before and after nursing. A: Self-rating anxiety scale scores before and after nursing in the two groups; B: Self-rating depression scale scores of the two groups before and after nursing; The paired t-test was employed to compare the data before and after treatment. For the inter-group comparison, the independent sample t-test was utilized (A and B); C: The visual analogue scale scores of two groups before and after nursing. We used the paired t-test to compare the data before and after treatment and the independent sample t-test to compare the data between the two groups; D: The Pittsburgh sleep quality index scores before and after nursing in the two groups; The paired t-test was employed to compare the data before and after treatment, while the independent sample t-test was used to compare the data between the two groups. ^aP < 0.05 vs Control, ^bP < 0.01 vs before nursing; SAS: Self-rating anxiety scale; SDS: Self-rating depression scale; VAS: Visual analog scale; PSQI: Pittsburgh sleep quality index.