Effects of Acupressure on Fatigue and Depression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Table 3

Independent -tests analysis of the differences on fatigue and depression before and after between the two groups ( = 62).

Variable	Experimental group ( = 31)	Control group ( = 31)
	Posttest-pretest	Posttest-pretest
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Fatigue (TFRS)	39.71 (39.71)	70.35 (56.37)	−6.13	.001
Physical	15.90 (14.79)	26.00 (23.60)	−6.13	.001
Psychosocial	13.39 (19.06)	25.03 (20.29)	−6.87	.001
Daily activity	7.81 (10.97)	19.32 (16.21)	−6.64	.001
Depression (BDI)	6.73 (8.66)	5.34 (7.99)	−0.64	.525

TFRS: Tang Fatigue Rating Scale; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.