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 3

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

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

Financial/family burden16.28 ± 5.9118.46 ± 5.743.0220.003
Mood/emotional burden14.03 ± 4.1114.72 ± 3.851.4000.162
Care burden10.52 ± 4.5611.13 ± 4.391.1010.272
Treatment burden8.74 ± 3.469.60 ± 3.551.9780.049
Total SPBS score49.57 ± 16.0253.91 ± 12.592.4430.015