Expressive Arts Therapy Combined with Progressive Muscle Relaxation following Music for Perioperative Patients with Gynecological Malignancies: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Descriptive statistics for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
Characteristics
Intervention group (n = 55)
Control group (n = 55)
value
Age(years), mean ± sd
48.18 ± 10.82
45.29 ± 10.97
0.17
Religious faith, n(%)
No
52 (94.5)
52 (94.5)
0.66
Yes
3 (5.5)
3 (5.5)
Education, n(%)
Elementary school and below
13 (23.6)
12 (21.8)
0.94
Junior High School
17 (30.9)
19 (34.5)
High school
8 (14.5)
10 (18.2)
Junior college
13 (23.6)
10 (18.2)
Undergraduate
4 (7.3)
4 (7.3)
Marital status, n(%)
Married
48 (87.3)
49 (89.1)
0.37
Single
3 (5.5)
1 (1.8)
Divorced
4 (7.3)
3 (5.5)
Widowed
0 (0)
2 (3.6)
Place of residence, n(%)
Rural
15 (27.3)
22 (40.0)
0.35
Town
19 (34.5)
17 (30.9)
City
21 (38.2)
16 (29.1)
Medical insurance, n(%)
Yes
53 (96.4)
54 (98.2)
0.50
No
2 (3.6)
1 (1.8)
Residential pattern, n(%)
Living alone
1 (1.8)
1 (1.8)
0.60
Living with family members
53 (96.4)
54 (98.2)
Living with others
1 (1.8)
0 (0)
Diagnosis, n(%)
Cervical cancer
30 (54.5)
32 (58.2)
0.46
Ovarian cancer
9 (16.4)
11 (20.0)
Endometrial cancer
12 (21.8)
5 (9.1)
Vulvar cancer
1 (1.8)
2 (3.6)
Fallopian tube cancer
0 (0)
1 (1.8)
Pelvic malignant tumor
3 (5.5)
4 (7.3)
Chemotherapy history, n(%)
Yes
9 (16.4)
10 (18.2)
0.50
No
46 (83.6)
45 (81.8)
Radiotherapy history, n(%)
Yes
0 (0)
3 (5.5)
0.12
No
55 (100)
52 (94.5)
HADS, mean ± sd
Anxiety scores
5.76 ± 3.37
5.98 ± 3.39
0.67
Depression scores
4.36 ± 3.49
4.24 ± 3.36
0.58
HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; sd, standard deviation.
