From: Effects of comprehensive nursing intervention based on self-disclosure on improving alexithymia in elder patients with coronary heart disease
Usual care
CNISD
P value
Alexithymia
DIF
160 (14.7%)
60 (5.5%)
0.003
DDF
108 (9.9%)
80 (7.4%)
0.036
EOT
280 (25.7%)
320 (29.4%)
0.024
HADS-A scores (anxiety)
12 ± 3
8 ± 2
0.037
HADS-D scores (depression)
50 ± 10
0.001