Impact of web-based positive psychological intervention on emotions, psychological capital, and quality of life in gastric cancer patients on chemotherapy

Table 1 Comparison of baseline information between the two groups

Group	Baseline information
	Gender (M:F), n (%)	Age (year)	Lesion site				Tumor stage
			Corpus	Fundus	Antrum	Multisite	Ia	Ib	II	III
Observation (n = 61)	31 (50.82):30 (49.18)	54.69 ± 5.14	16 (26.23)	15 (24.59)	28 (45.90)	2 (3.28)	12 (31.25)	18 (52.08)	26 (16.67)	5 (16.67)
Control (n = 60)	30 (50.00):30 (50.00)	54.33 ± 5.29	14 (23.33)	15 (25.00)	29 (48.33)	2 (3.33)	10 (16.67)	19 (31.67)	25 (41.67)	6 (10.00)
t/χ2	0.008	0.380	0.136	0.003	0.072	0.242	0.184	0.066	0.011	0.119
P value	0.928	0.705	0.712	0.958	0.789	0.623	0.668	0.797	0.915	0.730

Table 2 Comparison of negative emotions, n (%)

Group	Cases	Obsessive-compulsive disorder	Nervousness	Fearfulness
Observation	61	4 (6.56)	3 (4.92)	2 (3.28)
Control	60	12 (60.00)	11 (18.33)	9 (15.00)
χ2		4.763	5.321	5.028
P value		0.029	0.021	0.025

Table 3 Comparison of psychological capital (mean ± SD, points)

Group	Cases	Pessimism		Wish		Self-efficacy		Mental toughness
		Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care
Observation	61	25.28 ± 3.72	35.30 ± 2.64a	25.21 ± 3.75	36.28 ± 2.69a	33.33 ± 2.91	40.22 ± 3.58a	32.35 ± 3.61	40.30 ± 2.66a
Control	60	25.25 ± 3.74	31.89 ± 2.50a	25.28 ± 3.72	32.88 ± 2.65a	33.36 ± 2.87	37.85 ± 3.57a	32.31 ± 3.59	35.90 ± 2.61a
t value		0.044	3.016	0.141	4.610	0.185	4.784	0.061	2.922
P value		0.965	0.003	0.888	< 0.001	0.853	< 0.001	0.951	0.004

^aP < 0.05 compared to pre-care.

Table 4 Comparison of degree of cancer-caused fatigue (mean ± SD, points)

Group	Cases	Somatic symptoms		Cognitive level		Emotional symptoms		Behavioral changes
		Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care
Observation	61	5.28 ± 0.70	4.33 ± 0.84a	5.23 ± 0.75	4.26 ± 0.69a	5.31 ± 0.91	4.24 ± 0.58a	5.34 ± 0.61	4.31 ± 0.66a
Control	60	5.26 ± 0.74	4.84 ± 0.70a	5.25 ± 0.72	4.89 ± 0.65a	5.36 ± 0.85	4.83 ± 0.57a	5.37 ± 0.59	4.95 ± 0.61a
t value		0.123	2.913	0.120	4.150	0.251	4.531	0.221	4.447
P value		0.903	0.005	0.905	< 0.001	0.803	< 0.001	0.826	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 compared to pre-care.

Table 5 Comparison of self-perceived burdens (mean ± SD, points)

Group	Cases	Physical burden		Emotional burden		Economic burden		Physical burden
		Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care
Observation	61	8.39 ± 0.33	2.54 ± 0.30a	26.10 ± 1.02	11.81 ± 1.11a	8.16 ± 0.19	2.42 ± 0.16a	8.39 ± 0.33	2.54 ± 0.30a
Control	60	8.42 ± 0.36	5.42 ± 0.34a	26.31 ± 1.07	15.05 ± 1.17a	8.13 ± 0.13	5.05 ± 0.17a	8.42 ± 0.36	5.42 ± 0.34a
t value		0.478	49.428	1.105	15.629	1.012	87.646	0.478	49.428
P value		0.634	< 0.001	0.271	< 0.001	0.314	< 0.001	0.634	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 compared to pre-care.

Table 6 Comparison of quality of survival (mean ± SD, points)

Group	Cases	Overall situation		Psychology		Physiology		Social adaptation
		Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care	Before care	After care
Observation	61	59.31 ± 5.84	88.85 ± 4.78a	60.24 ± 5.23	90.60 ± 4.39a	60.28 ± 4.22	90.22 ± 4.98a	62.31 ± 5.84	91.85 ± 5.74a
Control	60	59.26 ± 5.62	80.55 ± 3.97a	60.35 ± 5.12	86.28 ± 4.65a	60.36 ± 4.27	85.55 ± 3.07a	62.26 ± 5.62	86.55 ± 4.93a
t value		0.048	10.382	0.117	5.256	0.104	6.197	0.048	5.445
P value		0.962	< 0.001	0.907	< 0.001	0.918	< 0.001	0.962	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 compared to pre-care.