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.