Research Article

Yoga for Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

Table 6

Summary of QOL-CA/CS subscale results.

Physical Wellbeing SubscalePsychological Wellbeing Subscale
ParticipantsBaselinePost-interventionMean DifferenceParticipantsBaselinePost-interventionMean Difference

Group A Group A
Average (SD)5.82 (1.27)5.19 (3.05)−0.63 (2.66)Average (SD)4.85 (1.71)5.73 (2.18)0.88 (1.09)
95% CI3.80 to 7.840.34 to 9.77−3.60 to 4.8695% CI2.13 to 7.572.24 to 9.19−2.61 to 0.85
Group BGroup B
Average (SD)7.21 (2.25)7.88 (1.76)0.67 (0.78)Average (SD)5.97 (1.20)5.51 (1.08)−0.47 (0.96)
95% CI3.64 to 10.785.08 to 10.68−0.57 to 1.9195% CI4.07 to 7.873.79 to 7.23−2.00 to 1.06
Group CGroup C
Average (SD)7.32 (2.59)6.60 (2.81)−0.72 (1.54)Average (SD)4.44 (1.74)4.89 (1.29)0.45 (0.45)
95% CI3.20 to 11.442.13 to 11.07−3.18 to 1.7495% CI1.67 to 7.21−1.56 to 2.54−0.27 to 1.17

Overall Overall
Average (SD)6.78 (2.04)6.55 (2.59)−0.23 (1.76)Average (SD)5.09 (1.57)5.37 (1.48)0.29 (0.99)
95% CI5.49 to 8.074.90 to 8.20−1.35 to 0.8995% CI4.09 to 6.094.43 to 6.31−0.34 to 0.92

Social Wellbeing SubscaleSpiritual Wellbeing Subscale
ParticipantsBaselinePost-interventionMean DifferenceParticipantsBaselinePost-interventionMean Difference

Group A Group A
Average (SD)4.94 (1.34)5.29 (2.74)0.35 (1.63)Average (SD)3.82 (1.18)5.78 (1.97)1.96 (1.15)
95% CI2.80 to 7.080.93 to 9.65−2.24 to 2.9495% CI1.94 to 5.702.65 to 8.910.13 to 3.79
Group BGroup B
Average (SD)6.29 (1.85)6.47 (1.92)0.19 (1.02)Average (SD)5.14 (1.35)5.07 (1.56)−.07 (1.74)
95% CI3.35 to 9.233.42 to 9.52−1.43 to 1.8195% CI3.00 to 7.282.59 to 7.55−2.70 to 2.84
Group CGroup C
Average (SD)5.07 (2.06) 4.86 (1.86)−0.21 (0.78)Average (SD)5.86 (1.62)6.68 (1.78)0.83 (0.55)
95% CI1.79 to 8.351.90 to 7.82−1.45 to 1.0395% CI3.28 to 8.443.85 to 9.51−0.05 to 1.66

Overall Overall
Average (SD)5.43 (1.73)5.54 (2.13)0.11 (1.11)Average (SD)5.18 (1.68)5.85 (1.75)0.67 (1.63)
95% CI4.43 to 6.534.19 to 6.89−0.59 to 0.8195% CI4.11 to 6.254.74 to 6.96−0.42 to 1.70

SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval; complete data sets only (); subgroups ().