Systematic nursing interventions in gastric cancer: A randomized controlled study

Table 4 Comparison of quality of life between the two groups before and after intervention

Group	Before intervention				After intervention
	Observation group	Control group	t value	P value	Observation group	Control group	t value	P value
Mental health	56.57 ± 6.80	56.95 ± 6.86	0.349	0.728	84.61 ± 5.56	77.30 ± 4.66	7.416	< 0.001
Vitality	58.28 ± 9.64	58.69 ± 9.43	0.412	0.734	81.68 ± 8.60	71.80 ± 8.25	11.295	< 0.001
Physical function	60.39 ± 7.12	60.95 ± 7.25	0.499	0.692	82.71 ± 6.07	74.92 ± 5.04	9.421	< 0.001
Physical pain	55.70 ± 5.05	56.14 ± 4.92	1.649	0.792	79.85 ± 6.76	67.16 ± 4.44	11.292	< 0.001
Social function	51.13 ± 3.07	51.39 ± 3.13	0.301	0.702	77.92 ± 2.36	65.57 ± 2.65	12.226	< 0.001
Emotional function	42.30 ± 2.66	42.59 ± 2.86	0.351	0.649	66.47 ± 2.45	51.68 ± 2.51	14.261	< 0.001
Overall health level	50.38 ± 2.33	50.48 ± 2.19	0.287	0.839	75.51 ± 3.63	63.24 ± 3.41	13.214	< 0.001

Data are mean ± SD.