11 December 2023: Clinical Research
Comprehensive Comparison of Therapeutic Efficacy of Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation and Pulsed Radiofrequency in Treatment of Elderly Patients with Thoracic Postherpetic Neuralgia
Shiyu Wang 1AE , Hui Wang 1BG , Huan Wang 1AC , Dandan Zhang 2CF , Huiyong Nie 1AEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942108
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e942108
Table 4 GAD-7 and PHQ-9 of RFT and PRF groups.
| Time | GAD-7 | PHQ-9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFT group (n=79) | PRF group (n=70) | P | RFT group (n=79) | PRF group (n=70) | P | |
| 0 | 11.0±1.8 | 11.3±1.9 | 0.390 | 11.9±1.5 | 12.1±1.6 | 0.586 |
| 1W | 4.3±0.8** | 4.5±0.8** | 0.506 | 4.5±0.6** | 4.7±0.8** | 0.064 |
| 1M | 3.6±1.1** | 4.0±1.0** | 0.009 | 3.2±1.1** | 3.8±1.0** | 0.001 |
| 3M | 2.7±1.0** | 4.4±1.1** | 0.000 | 2.8±1.0** | 4.0±1.0** | 0.000 |
| 6M | 2.5±1.0** | 4.8±1.1** | 0.000 | 2.5±1.0** | 4.6±1.1** | 0.000 |
| 12M | 2.5±1.1** | 4.9±1.1** | 0.000 | 2.5±1.0** | 4.7±1.1** | 0.000 |
| Time | F=1299.504, P | F=1791.680, P | ||||
| Time*group | F=36.351, P | F=32.104, P | ||||
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