Effect of sequential nursing care combined with communication intervention on visual recovery and pain after cataract ultrasound emulsification

Table 1 Basic information for study cohort

Variable	Control group	Experimental group	t/χ²	P value
Age (years) (mean ± SD)	65.3 ± 9.2	64.9 ± 8.3	0.229	0.819
Gender (male/female)	26/24	25/25	0.040	0.881
Education
Primary school and below	8	7	0.357	0.318
Junior high school	15	16
High school/vocational school	18	17
College degree and above	9	10
Occupation			0.159	0.648
Employed	12	13
Retired	28	27
Unemployed	10	10
Residence			0.074	0.672
Urban	32	31
Township/rural	18	19

Table 2 Postoperative changes in pain

Postoperative hours	Control group	Experimental group	t value	P value
1 (mean ± SD)	4.50 ± 1.20	3.00 ± 0.80	11.921	< 0.01
6 (mean ± SD)	3.20 ± 0.90	2.00 ± 0.60	9.013	< 0.01
24 (mean ± SD)	1.50 ± 0.70	0.50 ± 0.20	7.214	< 0.05

Table 3 Postoperative assessment in psychological state

Group	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score	Self-Rating Depression Scale score	Self-Rating Anxiety Scale score
Control group (mean ± SD)	10.50 ± 2.10	55.00 ± 8.50	58.00 ± 9.20
Experimental group (mean ± SD)	6.80 ± 1.70	42.00 ± 6.30	45.00 ± 7.10
Z scores	-4.32	6.54	7.21
P value	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01