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From: Robot therapy aids mental health in patients with hematological malignancy during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a protective isolation unit

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(A) Percentage changes in serum oxytocin levels at admission in a PIU, on the day of stem cell transplantation (day 0), and upon discharge from a PIU in the aibo and control groups. The percentage changes on day 0 were 95 ± 11% in the aibo group and 105 ± 31% in the control group (p = 0.349). At discharge, the aibo group showed a percentage change of 122 ± 16%, whereas the control group showed a percentage change of 86 ± 25% (p = 0.001). (B) Serum oxytocin levels in the aibo group at admission in a PIU and discharge from a PIU (388.3 ± 78.0 pg/mL vs. 468.2 ± 72.0 pg/mL, p < 0.001). (C) Serum oxytocin levels in the control group at admission in a PIU and discharge from a PIU (402.4 ± 107.3 pg/mL vs. 344.3 ± 112.6 pg/mL, p = 0.079). ]: Mann–Whitney test. }: paired t-test. *Significantly different (p < 0.05). CgA: Chromogranin A, PIU: protective isolation unit.

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