Application of narrative nursing in the families of children with biliary atresia: A retrospective study

Table 1 Comparison of self-rating anxiety and depression scale scores between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Groups	n	SAS	SDS
Before intervention
Study group	32	58.91 ± 5.04	60.79 ± 6.27
Control group	32	59.50 ± 5.68	61.28 ± 6.35
t		0.440	0.311
P value		0.662	0.757
After intervention
study group	32	43.34 ± 4.60	45.65 ± 5.41
control group	32	50.59 ± 5.31	52.23 ± 5.69
t		5.838	4.741
P value		0.000a	0.000a

^aP < 0.0001 between group t-test after intervention. SAS: Self-rating anxiety scale; SDS: Self-rating depression scale.

Table 2 Comparison of caregiver care ability scale scores between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Groups	n	Adjust life to meet care needs	Assess family and social resources	Deal with personal emotions	Respond to needs and provide assistance	Adapt to the role of care
Before intervention
Study group	32	4.15 ± 1.13	3.99 ± 1.24	3.68 ± 0.99	3.77 ± 1.35	3.84 ± 1.26
Control group	32	4.22 ± 1.09	4.06 ± 1.19	3.78 ± 1.03	3.86 ± 1.42	3.97 ± 1.30
t		0.252	0.230	0.396	0.260	0.406
P value		0.802	0.819	0.694	0.796	0.686
After intervention
Study group	32	2.00 ± 0.83	1.65 ± 0.59	1.13 ± 0.47	1.79 ± 0.64	1.24 ± 0.62
Control group	32	3.08 ± 0.77	2.44 ± 0.63	2.05 ± 0.53	2.82 ± 0.70	2.27 ± 0.66
t		5.396	5.178	7.347	6.143	6.434
P value		0.000a	0.000a	0.000a	0.000a	0.000a

^aP < 0.0001 between group t-test after intervention.

Table 3 Comparison of child post-traumatic stress disorder symptom scores between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Groups	n	Before intervention	After intervention	t	P value
Study group	32	39.64 ± 4.46	21.97 ± 2.51	19.531	0.000a
Control group	32	40.14 ± 3.39	28.21 ± 3.35	14.160	0.000a
t		0.505	8.434
P value		0.615	0.000c

^aP = 0.000 vs before intervention.

^cP = 0.000 between group t-test after intervention.

Table 4 Comparison of nursing job satisfaction of family members of children in the two groups, n (%)

Groups	n	Very satisfied	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Total satisfaction
Study group	32	21 (65.63)	9 (28.13)	2 (6.25)	30 (93.75)
Control group	32	13 (40.63)	11 (34.38)	8 (25.00)	24 (75.00)
χ2					4.267
P value					0.039a

^aP < 0.05 vs control group.