Effects of Qigong Exercise on Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Like Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Patients’ demographic information and lifestyles at baseline ().
Demographic
Intervention ()
Control ()
P
*
Mean (SD)
(%)
Mean (SD)
(%)
Age (years)
42.4 (6.7)
42.5 (6.4)
.979
Gender
.198
Female
52 (72.2%)
53 (81.5%)
Employment
.629
Full-time
55 (76.4%)
52 (80.0%)
Part-time
3 (4.2%)
1 (1.5%)
Housewife
9 (12.5%)
10 (15.4%)
Unemployed
4 (5.6%)
1 (1.5%)
Other
1 (1.4%)
1 (1.5%)
Education
.366
Secondary school
31 (43.1%)
33 (50.8%)
Tertiary or above
41 (56.9%)
32 (49.2%)
Marital status
.738
Single
21 (29.2%)
23 (35.4%)
Married/cohabiting
46 (63.9%)
38 (58.5%)
Divorced/separated/widowed
5 (6.9%)
4 (6.2%)
Have religion
.334
Yes
21 (29.2%)
24 (36.9%)
Monthly income
.824
<10,000
11 (15.3%)
6 (9.2%)
10,000–19,999
20 (27.8%)
18 (27.7%)
20,000–29,999
9 (12.5%)
8 (12.3%)
≥30,000
9 (12.5%)
10 (15.4%)
No income/not available
10 (13.9%)
7 (10.8%)
Not want to answer
13 (18.1%)
16 (24.6%)
Lifestyles
Do exercise regularly
19 (26.4%)
17 (26.2%)
.975
Smoking
6 (8.3%)
2 (3.1%)
.190
Alcohol drinking
31 (43.1%)
22 (33.8%)
.269
Sleep time (hours)
5.0 (1.8)
4.7 (2.2)
.434
Average number of reported fatigue symptoms
6.3 (1.4)
6.3 (1.4)
.864
*Chi-squared test for categorical variable and -test for continuous variable.
