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Table 2 Effect of MyEducation: CABG application on anxiety and depression level among CABG patients (N = 45)

From: A pilot study on development and feasibility of the ‘MyEducation: CABG application’ for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Variables

Level of anxiety and depression

F

p value b

Intervention group (n = 23)

Control group (n = 22)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Before surgery (baseline)

 Anxiety

14.21 (4.00)a

11.08 (3.37)

3.12

0.035*

 Depression

11.25 (2.73)

10.00 (2.23)a

1.25

0.065

Day on Discharge

 Anxiety

9.25 (1.90)

11.90 (2.74)

−2.65

0.040*

 Depression

7.11 (1.02) a

9.03 (1.25)

−1.92

0.071

One-month post-discharge

 Anxiety

7.30 (4.7)

8.1 (3.21)

−0.8

< 0.001*

 Depression

3.9 (3.1)

8.2 (3.25)

−4.3

0.015*

  1. *Significance level p < 0.05; a t-test for independent samples; SD Standard Deviation