Psychological care and compliance management in patients with chronic respiratory diseases: A study based on psychological intervention strategies

Table 1 Statistical details of the participants in the experimental group and control group, n (%)/mean ± SD

Characteristic		CG (n = 64)	EG (n = 64)	Total (n = 128)
Age		63.1 ± 7.9	62.5 ± 8.2	62.8 ± 8.1
Sex	Male	30 (46.9)	32 (50.0)	62 (48.4)
	Female	34 (53.1)	32 (50.0)	66 (51.6)
Disease type	COPD	40 (62.5)	38 (59.4)	78 (60.9)
	Asthma	24 (37.5)	26 (40.6)	50 (39.1)
Disease duration (years)		8.7 ± 5.3	8.4 ± 5.1	8.5 ± 5.2
Smoking status	Current smoker	18 (28.1)	20 (31.3)	38 (29.7)
	Former smoker	22 (34.4)	24 (37.5)	46 (35.9)
	Never smoked	24 (37.5)	20 (31.3)	44 (34.4)
Intervention duration (weeks)		2.0 ± 0.4	2.5 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 0.5

COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CG: Control group; EG: Experimental group.

Table 2 Pre-intervention and post-intervention quality of life scores for the experimental group and control group, mean ± SD

Groups	QoL pre-intervention	QoL post-intervention	Change in QoL
EG (n = 64)	45.3 ± 7.8	58.7 ± 6.5	13.4 ± 5.2
CG (n = 64)	44.6 ± 8.1	47.2 ± 7.4	2.6 ± 4.5

QoL: Quality of life; CG: Control group; EG: Experimental group.

Table 3 Adjusted pre- and post-intervention quality of life scores with analysis of covariance results

Groups	Adjusted mean QoL post-intervention	Mean QoL pre-intervention	F value	P value
EG (n = 64)	58.3	45.3	15.67	< 0.001
CG (n = 64)	47.1	44.6	4.12	0.045

QoL: Quality of life; CG: Control group; EG: Experimental group.

Table 4 Analysis of variance summary for quality of life scores

Source	df	F value	MS	P value	SS
Between groups	1	29.80	2894.67	< 0.001	2894.67
Within groups	127	-	97.44	-	12342.56
Total	128	-	-	-	15237.23

SS: Sum of squares; MS: Mean square.

Table 5 Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Hamilton Depression Scale scores in the experimental group and control group, mean ± SD

Group	HAMA score			HAMD score
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	t	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	t
EG (n = 64)	47.25 ± 6.14	30.12 ± 4.13a,b	19.526	38.15 ± 5.35	28.15 ± 3.42a,b	16.834
CG (n = 64)	47.18 ± 6.09	35.27 ± 5.18b	13.826	38.32 ± 5.17	32.16 ± 4.04b	9.426
t	0.423	7.814		0.567	7.259

^aP < 0.01, vs control group.

^bP < 0.01, vs pre-intervention.

HAMA: Hamilton Anxiety Scale; HAMD: Hamilton Depression Scale; EG: Experimental group; CG: Control group.

Table 6 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey scores in the experimental group and control group, mean ± SD

Item	EG (n = 64)			CG (n = 64)
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	t	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	t
Mental health	61.27 ± 5.19	82.79 ± 4.59	16.953	61.16 ± 4.27	75.44 ± 5.13	11.025
Emotional role	62.23 ± 6.16	85.13 ± 4.27	17.278	62.24 ± 6.97	76.38 ± 5.06	11.264
Body pain	59.19 ± 7.42	84.56 ± 4.28	23.825	59.15 ± 6.38	73.37 ± 6.25	15.972
Physical functioning	60.35 ± 6.22	83.53 ± 4.35	12.753	60.33 ± 6.16	72.05 ± 5.16	6.825

G: Experimental group; CG: Control group.