Research Article

Yoga for Persistent Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors: Results of a Pilot Study

Table 3

Changes in fatigue and other outcomes following pilot yoga intervention.

BaselinePost-treatment3-month follow-up

Primary outcomes: (range)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

FSI average fatigue (0–10)6.3 (1.1)2.7 (1.6)**4.4 (1.8)**
FSI #days fatigued (0–7)7 (0)4.6 (2.7)*4.5 (2.2)**
FSI most fatigue (0–10)7.8 (1.3)4.0 (2.3)**5.8 (2.3)**
SF-36 vitality scale (0–100)27.3 (18.4)50 (22.2)**47.5 (18.4)**

Secondary outcomes: (range)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Depressive symptoms (BDI-II) (0–63)15.4 (8.0)7.5 (6.2)**7.3 (5.6)**
SF-36 general health (0–100)50.5 (22.1)65.0 (22.1)**67.3 (23.9)**
General pain (BCPT) (0–4)1.5 (1.4)0.8 (0.6)1.3 (0.9)
Sleep quality (PSQI) (0–21)7.1 (4.1)6.4 (3.6)6.0 (3.7)
Chair stand score (0–4)2.6 (0.9)3.5 (0.5)n/a
8-foot walk test (0–4)3.4 (0.6)3.4 (0.6)n/a

Paired-samples -tests were used to evaluate differences from baseline to post-treatment and from baseline to 3-month follow-up.
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