Impact of web-based positive psychological intervention on emotions, psychological capital, and quality of life in gastric cancer patients on chemotherapy

Table 3 Comparison of psychological capital (mean ± SD, points)

Group	Cases	Pessimism		Wish		Self-efficacy		Mental toughness
		Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care
Observation	61	25.28 ± 3.72	35.30 ± 2.64a	25.21 ± 3.75	36.28 ± 2.69a	33.33 ± 2.91	40.22 ± 3.58a	32.35 ± 3.61	40.30 ± 2.66a
Control	60	25.25 ± 3.74	31.89 ± 2.50a	25.28 ± 3.72	32.88 ± 2.65a	33.36 ± 2.87	37.85 ± 3.57a	32.31 ± 3.59	35.90 ± 2.61a
t value		0.044	3.016	0.141	4.610	0.185	4.784	0.061	2.922
P value		0.965	0.003	0.888	< 0.001	0.853	< 0.001	0.951	0.004

^aP < 0.05 compared to pre-care.