Research Article

Effects of a Nursing Intervention Based on a Solution-Focused Approach on Renal Transplant Recipients’ Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life

Table 3

Comparison of anxiety and depression scale scores between the two groups of renal transplant recipients.

ItemsGroupBaseline1 month after surgery3 months after surgery6 months after surgeryFTimeFGroupFInteraction

HADSIntervention11.51 ± 4.297.81 ± 3.317.29 ± 3.187.37 ± 3.2517.2282.3681.968
Control11.50 ± 3.899.85 ± 4.198.89 ± 4.258.58 ± 3.90
t0.014−2.042−1.144−1.210
0.9890.0250.2020.159

HADS (A)Intervention6.37 ± 2.544.21 ± 1.853.94 ± 1.973.91 ± 2.0516.3462.8752.461
Control6.44 ± 2.435.50 ± 2.444.79 ± 2.284.52 ± 2.14
t−0.063−1.284−0.848−0.610
0.9160.0150.0970.226

HADS (D)Intervention5.13 ± 2.413.59 ± 2.143.35 ± 1.793.45 ± 1.709.0901.5080.869
Control5.05 ± 2.534.35 ± 2.654.11 ± 2.714.05 ± 2.69
t0.076−0.758−0.766−0.599
0.8970.1870.1620.263

Note. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. HADS is the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS (A) is the anxiety subscale, and HADS (D) is the depression subscale.  < 0.05,  < 0.01.