Long-term medical treatment of patients with severe burns at exposed sites

Table 4 Changes in patients’ self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scores (mean ± SD)

Group	Time	SAS	SDS
Group A	Before rehabilitation	48.38 ± 5.11	61.38 ± 5.54
	After rehabilitation	21.62 ± 2.42a	34.27 ± 4.35a
Group B	Before rehabilitation	47.59 ± 6.27	58.38 ± 4.75
	After rehabilitation	38.54 ± 4.66c	46.24 ± 6.82c

^aP < 0.05, following comparison of the same group before and after the psychological rehabilitation.

^cP < 0.05, when compared with the control group (group B) after psychological rehabilitation. SAS: Self-rating anxiety scale; SDS: Self-rating depression scale.