Research Article
Effect of Catgut Embedment in Du Meridian Acupoint on Mental and Psychological Conditions of Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Table 2
Comparison of the two groups in different indicators before and after 6 weeks of treatment (
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| | The acupoint group | The Western medicine group | t | |
| GerdQ-Day 0 | 14.77 ± 3.05 | 14.73 ± 2.05 | 0.050 | 0.961 | GerdQ-6th week | 3.03 ± 2.46 | 6.93 ± 2.08 | −6.632 | 0.000 | t | 16.464 | 15.625 | | | | 0.000 | 0.000 | | |
| GERD-HRQL-Day 0 | 26.23 ± 5.75 | 25.80 ± 4.54 | 0.324 | 0.747 | GERD-HRQL-6th week | 8.57 ± 4.38 | 14.80 ± 4.65 | −5.347 | 0.000 | T | 15.140 | 11.863 | | | | 0.000 | 0.000 | | |
| SAS-Day 0 | 63.00 ± 8.16 | 63.10 ± 6.25 | −0.053 | 0.958 | SAS-6th week | 15.53 ± 3.78 | 38.50 ± 8.27 | −13.831 | 0.000 | T | 27.366 | 12.606 | | | | 0.000 | 0.000 | | |
| SDS-Day 0 | 59.70 ± 6.08 | 59.53 ± 6.95 | 0.099 | 0.922 | SDS-6th week | 32.10 ± 5.9 | 38.17 ± 8.27 | −3.270 | 0.002 | T | 21.549 | 9.754 | | | | 0.000 | 0.000 | | |
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