Effects of the Combination of Continuous Nursing Care and Breathing Exercises on Respiratory Function, Self-Efficacy, and Sleep Disorders in Patients with Lung Cancer Discharged from Hospital

Table 2

Comparison of respiratory function between the two groups ().

Group	Number of subjects	FEV1 (L)		FEV1% pred (%)		FEV1/FVC (%)
		Before surgery	60 days postoperative	Before surgery	60 days postoperative	Before surgery	60 dayspostoperative
Control group	60	1.39 ± 0.34	1.52 ± 0.36	54.82 ± 6.13	57.45 ± 2.46	60.54 ± 6.34	62.21 ± 1.82
Test group	60	1.37 ± 0.35	2.31 ± 0.22	55.18 ± 5.94	64.71 ± 2.44	60.21 ± 6.48	68.52 ± 1.94
t		0.348	15.889	0.358	17.779	0.309	20.128
		0.729	0.000	0.721	0.000	0.758	0.000