Research Article

A Chinese Chan-Based Mind-Body Intervention Improves Sleep on Patients with Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 4

Sleep onset latency (minutes) at pre- and post-treatment.

Pre-treatmentPost-treatmentPost minus Pre Differencet 𝑃 Effect size

Whole group
 WL ( 𝑛 = 1 5 ) 44.33 (60.08)57.83 (41.74)13.50 (59.96)−0.870.200.23
 CBT ( 𝑛 = 1 6 )28.28 (20.40)30.41 (23.52)2.13 (20.73)−0.410.340.10
 DMBI ( 𝑛 = 1 6 )48.28 (46.25)38.47 (38.81) 9 . 8 1 ( 2 1 . 2 5 ) 1.850.04*0.46+
Subgroup
 WL ( 𝑛 = 4 )67.50 (15.00)90.00 (24.50) 2 2 . 5 0 ( 2 8 . 7 2 ) −1.570.110.78++
 CBT ( 𝑛 = 5 )53.00 (9.75)40.00 (18.71) 1 3 . 0 0 ( 1 3 . 0 4 ) 2.230.05*1.00++
 DMBI ( 𝑛 = 6 )97.50 (39.97)80.00 (30.98) 1 7 . 5 0 ( 3 0 . 6 2 ) 1.400.110.57+

Note. WL: waitlist control; CBT: cognitive-behavioural therapy; DMBI: Dejian mind-body intervention. Subgroup included participants who took >30 minutes to fall asleep at baseline. Standard deviations are in parentheses. * 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 , +medium effect size, ++large effect size