From Body to Mind and Spirit: Qigong Exercise for Bereaved Persons with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Like Illness

Table 1

Comparison of bereaved and nonbereaved participants with CFS-like illness at baseline ().

	Bereaved ()	Nonbereaved ()
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
CF total score	40.87 (6.26)	38.94 (6.25)	0.092
CF: physical score	24.78 (4.16)	24.50 (3.65)	0.684
CF: mental score	16.09 (3.33)	14.44 (3.93)	0.017
HADS
Anxiety	10.96 (2.17)	10.93 (2.25)	0.954
Depression	9.13 (2.23)	9.27 (2.06)	0.718
SF-12
SF-PSC	34.02 (6.00)	37.17 (7.11)	0.011
SF-MSC	33.22 (9.50)	32.80 (9.64)	0.807
Spirituality
Total score	68.74 (25.11)	67.52 (25.10)	0.790
Tranquility	25.39 (10.64)	24.40 (10.37)	0.602
Disorientation	24.76 (11.66)	24.81 (12.08)	0.982
Resilience	18.11 (6.73)	17.93 (6.19)	0.880

CF: Chalder Fatigue; -test.
HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (score interpretation for each subscale: 0–7: normal; 8–10: mild; 11–14: moderate; 15–21: severe).
PCS: physical-component summary; MCS: mental-component summary.