Rehabilitation nursing with social support improves depression in elderly chronic disease patients based on advocacy promotion theory

Table 1 Comparison of general information, n (%)

Characteristics	Control group (n = 30)	Observation group (n = 30)	χ2/t	P value
Gender			0.601	0.438
Male	17 (56.67)	14 (46.67)
Female	13 (43.33)	16 (53.33)
Age (year), mean ± SD	64.90 ± 2.85	65.13 ± 2.14	0.204	0.839
Depression level			0.501	0.778
Mild	21 (70.00)	23 (76.67)
Moderate	7 (23.33)	6 (20.00)
	2 (6.67)	1 (3.33)

Table 2 Comparison of self-efficacy, mean ± SD

Group	GSES
	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group (n = 30)	21.27 ± 7.33	28.47 ± 7.60
Observation group (n = 30)	20.93 ± 7.05	32.87 ± 8.96
t	0.271	2.056
P value	0.787	0.044

GSES: General Self-Efficacy Scale.

Table 3 Comparison of sleep quality, mean ± SD

Group	PSQI
	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group (n = 30)	15.72 ± 3.44	10.93 ± 3.07
Observation group (n = 30)	16.13 ± 3.25	8.75 ± 2.62
t	0.497	2.932
P value	0.621	0.005

PSQI: Pittsburgh .

Table 4 Comparison of depressive mood, mean ± SD

Group	HAMD-17
	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group (n = 30)	33.04 ± 4.82	24.53 ± 4.49
Observation group (n = 30)	32.73 ± 4.06	20.96 ± 4.68
t	0.318	2.927
P value	0.752	0.005

HAMD-17: 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

Table 5 Comparison of quality of life, mean ± SD

Group	WHOQL-OLD
	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group (n = 30)	66.94 ± 5.72	74.67 ± 4.93
Observation group (n = 30)	67.29 ± 5.23	80.14 ± 5.12
t	0.304	4.204
P value	0.762	< 0.001

WHOQL-OLD: World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older Adults module.

Table 6 Comparison of nursing satisfaction, n (%)

Group	Very satisfied	Basically satisfied	Dissatisfied	Satisfaction
Control group (n = 30)	17 (56.67)	5 (16.67)	8 (26.67)	22 (73.33)
Observation group (n = 30)	20 (66.67)	8 (26.67)	2 (6.67)	28 (93.33)
χ2	-	-	-	4.320
P value	-	-	-	0.038