Correlation linking illness perception, negative emotions, and the post-operative recovery effect in patients with perianal disease

Table 1 General information

Variables	n (%)
Age (years)
≤ 44	60 (41.1)
45-59	57 (39.0)
≥ 60	29 (19.9)
Sex	0
Male	83 (56.8)
Female	63 (43.2)
Average monthly household income (10000 yuan)
< 0.5	83 (56.9)
0.5-1.0	44 (30.1)
1.1-1.5	13 (8.9)
1.5	6 (4.1)
Marital status
Married	106 (72.6)
Single	40 (27.4)
Underlying disease
Yes	56 (38.4)
No	90 (61.6)
Education level
Junior high school and below	50 (34.2)
High school or technical secondary school	56 (38.4)
College or above	40 (27.4)
Caregiver
Spouse	84 (57.5)
Immediate family	31 (21.2)
Other	23 (15.8)
No	8 (5.5)
Diseases type
Hemorrhoids	54 (37.0)
Rectocele	36 (24.7)
Anal fistula	18 (12.3)
Perianal abscess	20 (13.7)
Other	18 (12.3)
Disease duration (months)
< 6	54 (37.0)
6-12	29 (19.9)
> 12	63 (43.1)

Table 2 Pre-operative illness perception, anxiety and depression of patients with perianal disease

Scales	Items	Total score range	Average score
B-IPQ	8	0-80	46.82 ± 9.97
HADS-A	7	0-21	12.99 ± 3.60
HADS-D	7	0-21	12.58 ± 3.36

B-IPQ: Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

Table 3 Correlation analysis of pre-operative illness perception, anxiety, depression, and post-operative recovery quality in patients with perianal disease

Scales	B-IPQ	HADS-A	HADS-D
B-IPQ	1.000
HADS-A	0.615a	1.000
HADS-D	0.673a	0.508a	1.00
QoR-15	-0.743	-0.655a	-0.728a

^aP < 0.001.

B-IPQ: Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

Table 4 Comparison of Quality of Recovery Score among patients with different demographic and disease-related information

Variables	n	QoR-15 score	F/t	P value
Age (years)			19.324	< 0.001
≤ 44	60	102.18 ± 8.04
45-59	57	92.74 ± 10.16
≥ 60	29	93.52 ± 7.28
Sex			0.047	0.963
Male	83	96.81 ± 10.80
Female	63	96.73 ± 8.52
Average monthly household income (10000 yuan)			5.496	0.001
< 0.5	83	95.69 ± 10.01
0.5-1.0	44	95.36 ± 8.98
1.1-1.5	13	103.62 ± 8.34
> 1.5	6	107.33 ± 4.08
Marital status			0.113	0.910
Married	106	96.72 ± 9.76
Single/divorced/separated	40	96.93 ± 10.21
Underlying disease			1.223	0.223
Yes	56	98.04 ± 8.34
No	90	95.99 ± 10.65
Education level			0.104	0.901
Junior high school and below	50	96.30 ± 8.72
High school or technical secondary school	56	97.18 ± 10.43
College or above	40	96.80 ± 10.54
Caregiver			0.853	0.467
Spouse	84	96.20 ± 9.82
Immediate family	31	98.45 ± 9.82
Other	23	97.87 ± 9.69
No	8	93.13 ± 11.04
Disease type			0.511	0.728
Hemorrhoids	54	97.61 ± 10.17
Rectocele	36	97.00 ± 9.27
Anal fistula	18	95.94 ± 10.58
Perianal abscess	20	94.15 ± 10.67
Other	18	97.56 ± 8.77
Disease duration (months)	11	97.09 ± 7.75
< 6	54	101.54 ± 9.96	11.516	< 0.001
6-12	29	94.38 ± 6.41
> 12	63	93.79 ± 9.59

Table 5 Factors influencing the post-operative recovery of patients with perianal disease analyzed by multiple linear regression

Variables	B	β	t value	P value
Age (years)	-1.49	-0.114	-2.433	0.016
Disease duration (months)	-1.998	-0.182	-3.897	< 0.001
Average monthly household income (10000 yuan)	-0.010	-0.001	-0.018	0.985
B-IPQ	-0.331	-0.335	-4.946	< 0.001
HADS-A	-0.604	-0.221	-3.825	< 0.001
HADS-D	-0.944	-0.321	-5.247	< 0.001
Constant	138.796	-	50.179	< 0.001

F = 64.208, R² = 0.735, adjust R² = 0.723. B-IPQ: Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire; HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.