Mean anxiety scores among neurosurgical patients with a primary supratentorial brain tumour according to gender and type of tumour
| Tumour in the left hemisphere | Tumour in the right hemisphere | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCEI anxiety scores* | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) |
| *Non-parametric Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to assess statistical significance for difference in anxiety scores before operation and after the brain surgery. | ||||
| †Number of cases in different follow up measurements varies due to severe physical condition of some patients before or after the brain surgery. | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male patients | ||||
| Before operation | 11 | 2.3 (2.2) | 7 | 4.7 (1.6) |
| Three months after surgery | 12 | 1.9 (1.3) | 8 | 2.2 (1.5) |
| One year after surgery | 10 | 2.3 (1.6) | 5 | 2.2 (1.3) |
| Statistical significance, p value† | 0.150 | 0.042 | ||
| Female patients | ||||
| Before operation | 16 | 4.5 (3.4) | 9 | 6.6 (4.1) |
| Three months after surgery | 17 | 4.1 (2.6) | 13 | 4.1 (2.8) |
| One year after surgery | 17 | 3.4 (2.6) | 11 | 3.4 (2.1) |
| Statistical significance, p value† | 0.597 | 0.049 | ||
| Type of tumour | ||||
| Patients with gliomas | ||||
| Before operation | 16 | 3.2 (2.4) | 10 | 4.7 (2.0) |
| Three months after surgery | 17 | 3.1 (2.0) | 12 | 2.4 (1.5) |
| One year after surgery | 15 | 3.0 (2.2) | 7 | 2.0 (1.2) |
| Statistical significance, p value† | 0.335 | 0.018 | ||
| Patients with meningiomas | ||||
| Before operation | 11 | 4.2 (4.0) | 6 | 7.5 (4.5) |
| Three months after surgery | 12 | 3.4 (3.1) | 9 | 4.7 (3.1) |
| One year after surgery | 12 | 3.0 (2.6) | 9 | 3.9 (2.0) |
| Statistical significance, p value† | 0.441 | 0.114 | ||
| Gender and type of tumour | ||||
| Male patients with gliomas | ||||
| Before operation | 8 | 2.5 (2.6) | 7 | 4.7 (1.6) |
| Three months after surgery | 8 | 2.3 (0.9) | 8 | 2.3 (1.5) |
| One year after surgery | 6 | 2.3 (1.9) | 5 | 2.2 (1.3) |
| Statistical significance, p value† | 0.399 | 0.042 | ||
| Female patients with gliomas | ||||
| Before operation | 8 | 3.9 (2.1) | 3 | 4.7 (3.2) |
| Three months after surgery | 9 | 3.8 (2.4) | 4 | 2.8 (1.7) |
| One year after surgery | 9 | 3.4 (2.5) | 2 | 1.5 (0.7) |
| Statistical significance, p value† | 0.739 | 0.180 | ||
| Male patients with meningiomas | ||||
| Before operation | 3 | 1.7 (0.6) | – | – |
| Three months after surgery | 4 | 1.3 (1.9) | – | – |
| One year after surgery | 4 | 2.3 (1.3) | – | – |
| Statistical significance, p value† | 0.102 | |||
| Female patients with meningiomas | ||||
| Before operation | 8 | 5.1 (4.4) | 6 | 7.5 (4.5) |
| Three months after surgery | 8 | 4.5 (3.0) | 9 | 4.7 (3.1) |
| One year after surgery | 8 | 3.4 (3.0) | 9 | 3.9 (2.0) |
| Statistical significance, p value† | 0.670 | 0.114 | ||