Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Clin Cases. Jul 16, 2024; 12(20): 4034-4040
Published online Jul 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i20.4034
Table 1 Patient characteristics between the management group and control group
Variable
Management group (n = 60)
Control group (n = 60)
P value
Age (yr, mean ± SD)45.6 ± 3.544.3 ± 3.2NS
Gender distribution, n (%)32 (53.3)30 (50.0)NS
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)22.1 ± 2.121.8 ± 2.0NS
Disease duration (month, mean ± SD)4.7 ± 0.94.9 ± 0.9NS
Disease type, n (%)NS
Rectal leiomyoma18 (30.0)21 (35.0)NS
Rectal adenoma18 (30.0)17 (28.3)NS
Colorectal cancer14 (23.3)13 (21.7)NS
Rectal stromal tumor10 (16.7)9 (15.0)NS
Table 2 Operation duration, fasting time, and length of hospital stay in the control group and management group
Variable
Management group (n = 60)
Control group (n = 60)
P value
Operation duration (min, mean ± SD)62.8 ± 9.765.4 ± 9.6NS
Fasting time (d, mean ± SD)1.6 ± 0.32.2 ± 0.4< 0.01
Length of hospital stay (d, mean ± SD)3.6 ± 0.54.8 ± 0.6< 0.01
Postoperative complications, n (%)3 (5.0)11 (18.3)0.043
Table 3 Uncertainty scores for disease knowledge and patient satisfaction in the control group and management group
Variable
Management group (n = 60)
Control group (n = 60)
P value
Uncertainty score for disease knowledge (mean ± SD)
Baseline93.4 ± 7.892.8 ± 7.5NS
12 h after surgery69.3 ± 6.578.5 ± 7.0< 0.01
Patient satisfaction (mean ± SD)47.2 ± 2.144.6 ± 2.3< 0.01
Table 4 Self-Rating Depression Scale and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale scores in the control group and management group
Variable
Management group (n = 60)
Control group (n = 60)
P value
SDS (mean ± SD)
Baseline53.7 ± 6.254.1 ± 6.0NS
12 h after surgery38.6 ± 3.045.6 ± 3.5< 0.01
SAS (mean ± SD)
Baseline57.2 ± 5.158.0 ± 5.2NS
12 h after surgery44.6 ± 3.352.2 ± 4.8< 0.01