Table 1 Demographic characteristics.
half term intervention group (20 patients) | full term intervention group (22 patients) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 63.71 ± 5.09 | 65.00 ± 6.97 | 0.665 | |
Sex | Female | 15 | 17 | 0.608 |
Male | 5 | 5 | ||
Weight (kilogram) | 60.43 ± 12.33 | 63.29 ± 9.25 | 0.537 | |
Height (cm) | 160.57 ± 10.58 | 153.65 ± 7.49 | 0.151 | |
Education | Elementary | 8 | 10 | 0.310 |
Middle school | 7 | 8 | ||
High school | 5 | 4 | ||
Geriatric depression scale (0–15) | 1.43 ± 3.78 | 1.47 ± 3.15 | 0.978 | |
Day from surgery to preinterventional evaluation | 6.71 ± 1.89 | 7.06 ± 2.56 | 0.721 | |
Days from surgery to the first intervention | 12.00 ± 1.92 | 12.94 ± 2.84 | 0.432 | |
Days from surgery to visiting out-patient clinic | 47.29 ± 8.50 | 45.29 ± 4.97 | 0.162 | |
