Comparing pharmacotherapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of anxiety and depression after aortic dissection surgery

Table 1 Analysis of anxiety and depression in both groups (mean ± SD, points)

Group	n	HAMA		HAMD
		Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment
Control group	75	26.95 ± 3.14	16.99 ± 3.07	27.08 ± 7.03	19.53 ± 4.95
Study group	76	26.63 ± 3.86	14.53 ± 2.11	28.13 ± 7.01	17.21 ± 5.34
t value		0.549	5.744	0.919	2.770
P value		0.584	< 0.001	0.360	0.006

HAMA: Hamilton Anxiety Scale; HAMD: Hamilton Depression Scale.

Table 2 Curative effect analysis in both groups

Groups	n	Effectual	Improved	Ineffective	Effective rate (%)
Control group	75	43	17	15	80.00
Study group	76	52	20	4	94.74
χ2					7.453
P value					0.006

Table 3 Serum index analysis for both groups (mean ± SD, ng/mL)

Group	n	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor		5-HT
		Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment
Control group	75	23.46 ± 4.26	29.17 ± 3.29	44.16 ± 6.40	68.21 ± 10.57
Study group	76	23.43 ± 4.17	31.27 ± 3.41	44.08 ± 6.48	78.56 ± 11.28
t value		0.044	3.850	0.076	5.816
P value		0.965	< 0.001	0.939	< 0.001

5-HT: 5-hydroxytryptamine.

Table 4 Sleep quality analysis in both groups (mean ± SD, point)

Group	n	Before treatment	After treatment
Control group	75	13.28 ± 1.74	9.39 ± 1.27
Study group	76	13.26 ± 1.67	7.20 ± 1.03
t value		0.061	11.615
P value		0.952	< 0.001

Table 5 Cognitive function analysis for both groups (mean ± SD, point)

Group	n	Attention		Immediate memory		Delayed memory		Visuospatial		Language		Aggregate score
		Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment
Control group	75	93.36 ± 2.64	94.75 ± 1.73	81.35 ± 6.63	90.75 ± 2.36	88.61 ± 5.73	95.12 ± 2.13	90.15 ± 1.34	92.53 ± 1.35	87.63 ± 3.63	93.41 ± 2.15	441.09 ± 10.09	466.56 ± 4.71
Study group	76	93.42 ± 2.71	97.28 ± 0.69	81.28 ± 6.57	96.58 ± 1.47	88.57 ± 5.62	99.25 ± 0.66	90.18 ± 1.26	95.49 ± 1.61	87.61 ± 3.53	96.07 ± 2.04	441.05 ± 8.88	484.66 ± 3.01
t value		0.14	11.825	0.066	18.245	0.051	16.142	0.177	12.2	0.037	7.774	0.026	28.194
P value		0.889	< 0.001	0.948	< 0.001	0.959	< 0.001	0.86	< 0.001	0.971	< 0.001	0.979	< 0.001