Research Article

Moderate Exercise Plus Sleep Education Improves Self-Reported Sleep Quality, Daytime Mood, and Vitality in Adults with Chronic Sleep Complaints: A Waiting List-Controlled Trial

Table 2

Model estimated means ( 𝑀 ), standard deviation (SD) and Time Γ— Group effects for the PSQI subscales.

GroupsStatistical analyses1
Intervention groupControl waiting-list groupFactorFactorInteraction
BaselinePostBaselinePosttimegrouptime Γ— group
PSQI subscale 𝑀 (SD) 𝑀 (SD) 𝑀 (SD) 𝑀 (SD)F πœ‚ 2 F πœ‚ 2 F πœ‚ 2

Sleep quality1.99 (0.53)1.31 (0.58)2.07 (0.59)1.98 (0.46)1.400.0110.76***0.0918.25***0.14
Sleep latency1.71 (0.82)1.30 (0.67)1.93 (0.87)1.82 (0.90)0.280.004.09*0.042.380.02
Sleep duration1.46 (1.01)0.94 (0.79)1.77 (0.94)1.66 (0.89)0.610.012.890.037.04**0.06
Habitual sleep efficiency1.81 (0.97)0.96 (0.97)2.18 (1.06)2.05 (0.96)0.010.0011.54***0.1011.33***0.10
Sleep disturbances1.40 (0.49)1.27 (0.45)1.61 (0.58)1.45 (0.50)0.000.001.720.020.000.00
Use of sleep medications0.91 (1.20)0.66 (1.09)1.16 (1.29)0.80 (1.21)0.190.000.500.010.160.00
Daytime dysfunction1.53 (0.70)1.33 (0.63)1.61 (0.75)1.52 (0.73)4.27*0.042.040.021.500.01
Reported sleep duration (h)5.71 (1.21)6.26 (1.06)5.44 (1.00)5.53 (0.90)0.150.001.650.026.07*0.05
Reported SOL (min)36.80 (41.78)18.81 (15.75)41.32 (52.93)36.32 (47.52)2.940.030.630.014.85*0.04

1ANCOVA with the factors β€œtime” (depicted) β€œgroup” (depicted) and β€œgender” (not depicted) and the covariate age (two-tailed).
* 𝑃 < . 0 5 ; ** 𝑃 < . 0 1 ; *** 𝑃 < . 0 0 1 .