Effectiveness of Core Stability Exercises and Recovery Myofascial Release Massage on Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 4

Preintervention, postintervention, and change scores for mean values of POMS.

Group	CUIDATE program	Control	Between-group differences
Tension-anxiety
Preintervention	49.00±10.44	50.14±10.18
Postintervention	39.33±8.08	49.80±10.32
6 months followup	43.53±9.62	51.12±11.08
Within group change scores
Pre-post intervention	−9.66 (−13.45; −5.83)	−0.34 (−2.95; 2.26)	−9.32 (−13.79; −4.85)*
Pre intervention–6 months follow up	−5.89 (−2.53; −9.54)	−0.28 (−2.76; 6.26)	−6.17 (−1.71; −10.63)
Depression-dejection
Preintervention	52.39±12.14	52.42±11.01
Postintervention	47.15±9.34	52.40±10.91
6 months followup	48.17±8.94	55.30±12.12
Within group change scores
Pre-post intervention	−7.36 (−11.15; −3.57)	−0.02 (−2.84; 2.79)	−7.33 (−11.93; −2.73)*
Pre intervention–6 months follow up	−4.22 (−8.62; −0.87)	2.88 (0.73; 6.50)	−7.00 (−12.64; −0.77)
Anger-hostility
Preintervention	55.17±11.99	57.03±14.12
Postintervention	46.82±9.14	58.34±11.65
6 months followup	49.25±8.07	58.76±13.17
Within group change scores
Pre-post intervention	−7.87 (−12.16; −3.59)	1.31 (−2.05; 4.04)	−9.19 (−14.20; −3.65)*
Pre intervention–6 months follow up	−5.92 (−10.13; −1.72)	1.73 (−1.59; 5.06)	−7.65 (−12.95; −2.36)
Vigor
Preintervention	48.17±7.08	49.19±6.47
Postintervention	53.46±8.02	49.29±7.31
6 months followup	53.17±8.41	48.00±6.98
Within group change scores
Pre-post intervention	5.29 (3.40; 8.29)	0.17 (−2.57; 2.22)	5.12 (2.65; 9.38)*
Pre intervention–6 months follow up	5.00 (2.16; 7.83)	−1.19 (−3.94; 1.56)	6.19 (2.30; 10.06)
Fatigue
Preintervention	51.58±10.85	54.19±10.09
Postintervention	43.93±8.58	52.26±10.09
6 months followup	45.12±10.31	53.34±9.36
Within group change scores
Pre-post intervention	−8.03 (−11.19; −4.86)	−1.93 (−5.06; 0.20)	−6.10 (−9.12; −1.07)*
Pre intervention–6 months followup	−6.45 (−9.50; −3.39)	−0.84 (−3.44; −1.74)	−5.61 (−8.56; −0.35)
Confusion
Preintervention	42.35±9.68	44.30±9.70
Postintervention	37.67±7.08	42.90±8.82
6 months followup	39.85±9.48	43.70±9.44
Within group change scores
Pre-post intervention	−4.68 (−7.71; −1.55)	−1.40 (−4.55; 1.11)	−3.28 (−7.05; 1.22)
Pre intervention–6 months follow up	−2.50 (−5.36; 0.36)	−0.60 (−4.39; 3.19)	−2.91 (−6.42; 2.62)
Total disturbance mood
Preintervention	−19942.85±5901.69	−20845.15±5299.82
Postintervention	−16000.00±3532.28	−20353.84±5888.03
6 months followup	−17257.14±4528.05	−20884.61±6171.78
Within group change scores
Pre-post intervention	3442.85 (1623.71; 5353.11)	491.31 (−905.90; 1608.76)	2951.54 (754.29; 5124.67)*
Pre intervention–6 months follow up	2685.71 (986.08; 4835.34)	38.46 (−1553.29; 1630.21)	2647.25 (454.29; 4854.29)

*Significant group × time interaction (Repeated ANOVA test, 𝑃<0.05).