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Table 4 Comparison of quality of life between the two groups (\(\bar{x}\)  ± s, points)

From: High quality nursing based on childlike interest in children with cleft lip and palate: application assessment after operation

Items

Study group (n = 31)

Control group (n = 31)

t value

P value

Physiological function

    

Before intervention

16.87 ± 1.23

16.86 ± 1.25

0.032

0.975

After intervention

26.98 ± 1.32*#

18.76 ± 1.26*

25.080

< 0.001

Role function

    

Before intervention

10.92 ± 1.26

10.87 ± 1.23

0.158

0.875

After intervention

17.02 ± 1.27*#

12.14 ± 1.07*

16.361

< 0.001

Social function

    

Before intervention

8.87 ± 1.02

8.83 ± 1.05

0.152

0.880

After intervention

16.82 ± 1.09*#

11.98 ± 1.01*

18.135

< 0.001

Emotional function

    

Before intervention

8.76 ± 1.01

8.71 ± 0.98

0.198

0.844

After intervention

16.91 ± 1.13*#

12.34 ± 1.06*

16.423

< 0.001

  1. *P < 0.05: the comparison of the same group before treatment; #P < 0.05: the comparison of the control group after treatment