Research Article

[Retracted] Influence of Diagnostic Informing on Negative Emotions, Illness Perception, Self-Perceived Burden, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients with Gastrointestinal Tumors

Table 2

Comparison of IP between two groups (n, ± s, scores).

ItemsThe informing group (n = 125)The concealment group (n = 136)t value value

Disease influence6.79 ± 2.346.85 ± 2.160.2150.829
Disease process6.54 ± 2.206.68 ± 2.270.5050.614
Personal control7.91 ± 2.065.13 ± 1.92−11.284≤0.001
Treatment control6.23 ± 2.156.46 ± 2.180.8570.392
Symptom recognition7.37 ± 1.695.37 ± 2.04−8.583≤0.001
Disease attention8.02 ± 1.587.88 ± 1.35−0.7710.441
Disease awareness8.11 ± 1.306.26 ± 1.93−9.002≤0.001
Emotional response4.28 ± 2.465.01 ± 2.572.3390.020
Total BIPQ score55.25 ± 10.7349.64 ± 11.38−4.089≤0.001