Evaluation of the impact of an interdisciplinary team scheduling model on psychological outcomes in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the intervention and control groups, n (%)/mean ± SD

Variable	Intervention group (n = 50)	Control group (n = 50)	Test statistic	P value
Sex			χ2 = 1.190	0.275
Male	40 (80.00)	44 (88.00)
Female	10 (20.00)	6 (12.00)
Age (years)	51.62 ± 9.17	54.98 ± 8.76	t = -1.864	0.065
Liver function grade (Child-Pugh score)			Z = -0.157	0.875
Grade A	11 (22.00)	13 (26.00)
Grade B	29 (58.00)	26 (52.00)
Grade C	10 (20.00)	11 (22.00)
Marital status			χ2 = 0.332	0.564
Married	42 (84.00)	44 (88.00)
Widowed/divorced	8 (16.00)	6 (12.00)
Medical payment method			Z = -0.923	0.356
Urban medical insurance	8 (16.00)	12 (24.00)
Rural medical insurance	36 (72.00)	33 (66.00)
Self-pay	6 (12.00)	5 (10.00)
Duration of cirrhosis (years)	8.32 ± 3.43	8.34 ± 3.37	t = -0.029	0.977
Presence of pain			χ2 = 0.367	0.545
Yes	30 (60.00)	27 (54.00)
No	20 (40.00)	23 (46.00)
Presence of sleep problems			χ2 = 0.407	0.523
Yes	35 (70.00)	32 (64.00)
No	15 (30.00)	18 (36.00)

Table 2 Comparison of psychological distress, anxiety, and depression scores between groups, median (interquartile range)/mean ± SD

Group	n	Psychological distress score		Anxiety score		Depression score
		Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Intervention	50	4 (4-5)	3 (2-3)	47.95 ± 5.33	41.65 ± 4.29	53.96 ± 4.82	45.79 ± 3.25
Control	50	4 (4-5)	3 (3-4)	48.54 ± 4.23	46.38 ± 4.18	53.32 ± 4.47	50.14 ± 3.69
Z/t		Z = -0.807	Z = -5.771	t = -0.618	t = -5.583	t = 0.677	t = -6.25
P value		0.420	0.000	0.538	0.000	0.500	0.000

Table 3 Pre-intervention and post-intervention quality of life comparison between two patient groups, mean ± SD/median (interquartile range)

Group (n = 5)	Physiological domain		Psychological domain		Independence domain		Social relationships domain		Environment domain		Spiritual support/religion/personal belief		Overall quality of life score
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Experimental group	11.27 ± 1.65	14.40 ± 1.17	12.16 ± 1.52	14.57 ± 1.09	11.77 ± 1.59	14.08 ± 0.89	12.56 ± 1.05	13.15 ± 1.36	12.98 ± 1.37	13.34 ± 1.13	12 (12-13)	13 (12-14)	10 (10-12)	12 (12-13)
Control group	11.49 ± 1.43	12.37 ± 1.20	12.41 ± 1.19	13.05 ± 1.45	11.71 ± 1.61	12.11 ± 1.64	12.11 ± 1.29	12.25 ± 1.29	13.03 ± 0.97	13.13 ± 1.05	12 (11-13)	12 (11-13)	10 (9-12)	10 (10-12)
Z/t	t = -0.711	t = 8.559	t = -0.912	t = 5.908	t = 0.191	t = 7.495	t = 0.968	t = 3.397	t = -0.249	t = 0.990	Z = -0.813	Z = -2.744	Z = -0.443	Z = -6.330
P value	0.479	0	0.364	0	0.849	0	0.337	0.001	0.804	0.325	0.416	0.006	0.658	0

Table 4 Comparison of satisfaction scores for care nursing between two groups of patients, mean ± SD

Group	Sample size	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Experimental group	50	112.90 ± 6.24	144.28 ± 4.43
Control group	50	113.50 ± 7.26	125.78 ± 8.39
t value		-0.44	14.23
P value		0.66	0.001