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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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2015
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Research Article
Effects of Acupressure on Fatigue and Depression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Table 2
Differences of fatigue and depression by group (
= 62).
Variable
Experimental group (
= 31)
Control group (
= 31)
Pretest
Posttest
Pretest
Posttest
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Fatigue (TFRS)
44.81
15.11
81.90
37.42
−5.20
.001
43.16
13.42
113.52
57.00
−6.13
.001
Physical
18.52
5.63
34.42
14.01
−3.91
.001
17.35
3.93
43.35
24.17
−6.13
.001
Psychosocial
13.32
3.16
26.71
18.31
−3.96
.001
12.74
2.08
37.77
19.88
−6.87
.001
Daily activity
12.97
9.02
20.77
8.50
−5.20
.001
13.06
9.08
32.39
16.39
−6.64
.001
Depression (BDI)
1.50
3.05
8.23
7.80
−4.26
.001
1.57
3.11
6.93
7.25
−3.60
.001
TFRS: Tang Fatigue Rating Scale; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.