Effect of sequential nursing care combined with communication intervention on visual recovery and pain after cataract ultrasound emulsification

Table 1 Basic information for study cohort

Variable	Control group	Experimental group	t/χ²	P value
Age (years) (mean ± SD)	65.3 ± 9.2	64.9 ± 8.3	0.229	0.819
Gender (male/female)	26/24	25/25	0.040	0.881
Education
Primary school and below	8	7	0.357	0.318
Junior high school	15	16
High school/vocational school	18	17
College degree and above	9	10
Occupation			0.159	0.648
Employed	12	13
Retired	28	27
Unemployed	10	10
Residence			0.074	0.672
Urban	32	31
Township/rural	18	19