Table 2 Negative emotion, family functioning, marriage quality and social support in two groups
From: Family functioning, marital quality and social support in Chinese patients with epilepsy
Measure | Subscale | Control group (n = 42) | Patients group (n = 42) | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAS-CV | Anxiety | 28.28 ± 5.64 | 42.66 ± 8.86 | −2.356 | 0.022 |
SDS-CV | Depression | 40.81 ± 7.76 | 47.72 ± 10.04 | −3.078 | 0.003 |
FACES II-CV | Family cohesion | 73.78 ± 8.62 | 56.75 ± 9.44 | 7.534 | <0.001 |
|  | Family adaptation | 48.00 ± 8.87 | 45.75 ± 10.30 | 0.936 | 0.535 |
ENRICH | Marriage quality | 347.03 ± 34.27 | 324.75 ± 39.63 | 2.045 | 0.019 |
PSSS | Support within family | 16.22 ± 4.20 | 15.19 ± 4.62 | 0.934 | 0.354 |
|  | Support outside family | 28.69 ± 7.45 | 28.53 ± 7.98 | 0.081 | 0.934 |
SSRS | Instrumental support | 10.47 ± 2.82 | 7.38 ± 1.94 | 5.097 | <0.001 |
|  | Emotional support | 23.69 ± 5.91 | 18.72 ± 4.40 | 3.814 | <0.001 |