Mindfulness-based stress reduction for sexual psychological recovery after radical cervical cancer surgery: A retrospective study

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics in patients after radical cervical cancer surgery, n (%)

Characteristics	Intervention group (n = 140)	Control group (n = 140)	Statistics	P value
Demographic characteristics
Age (years, mean ± SD)	51.3 ± 6.8	52.1 ± 7.2	t = -0.343	0.732
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)	23.2 ± 3.1	23.6 ± 3.3	t = -0.477	0.634
Sociodemographic characteristics
Education level			χ² = 0.274	0.872
Junior high school and below	59 (42.1)	56 (40.0)
High school/technical secondary school	55 (39.3)	58 (41.4)
College and above	26 (18.6)	26 (18.6)
Marital status			χ² = 0.198	0.657
Married	124 (88.6)	122 (87.1)
Others	16 (11.4)	18 (12.9)
Clinical characteristics
Surgical approach			χ² = 0.021	0.885
Laparoscopic surgery	79 (56.4)	80 (57.1)
Open surgery	61 (43.6)	60 (42.9)
FIGO stage			χ² = 0.406	0.939
IA2	21 (15.0)	20 (14.3)
IB1	59 (42.1)	59 (42.1)
IB2	38 (27.1)	39 (27.9)
IIA	22 (15.8)	22 (15.7)
Pathological type			χ² = 0.103	0.951
Squamous cell carcinoma	110 (78.6)	111 (79.3)
Adenocarcinoma	23 (16.4)	22 (15.7)
Adenosquamous carcinoma	7 (5.0)	7 (5.0)
Baseline assessment scores
FSFI total score (mean ± SD)	28.7 ± 3.3	28.4 ± 3.5	t = 0.223	0.823
HADS-A (mean ± SD)	9.6 ± 1.8	9.4 ± 1.9	t = 0.800	0.425
HADS-D (mean ± SD)	10.1 ± 2.1	9.9 ± 2.0	t = 0.625	0.533
Treatment-related indicators
Adjuvant therapy			χ² = 0.297	0.862
No adjuvant therapy	74 (52.9)	75 (53.6)
Radiotherapy alone	21 (15.0)	21 (15.0)
Chemoradiotherapy	45 (32.1)	44 (31.4)
Menopausal status			χ² = 0.125	0.724
Premenopausal	61 (43.6)	63 (45.0)
Postmenopausal	79 (56.4)	77 (55.0)
Other indicators
Comorbidities
Hypertension	32 (22.9)	32 (22.9)	χ² = 0.000	0.989
Diabetes	18 (12.9)	18 (12.9)	χ² = 0.006	0.936
Cardiovascular disease	10 (7.1)	10 (7.1)	χ² = 0.026	0.872
Tumor size (cm, mean ± SD)	2.6 ± 1.1	2.8 ± 1.2	t = -0.887	0.376
Lymph node metastasis	15 (10.7)	18 (12.9)	χ² = 0.365	0.546

All P values > 0.05, indicating no statistical differences in baseline characteristics between the two groups. FSFI: Female Sexual Function Index; HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety Scale; HADS-D: Hospital Depression Scale; BMI: Body mass index.