Evaluation of the Sustaining Effects of Tai Chi Qigong in the Sixth Month in Promoting Psychosocial Health in COPD Patients: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Comparison of SGRQ at baseline, 6th week, 3rd month, and 6th month.
TCQ ()
Exercise ()
Control ()
Time *group P value
Partial eta squared
Mean (SD)
Change from last measurement M (%)
Mean (SD)
Change from last measurement M (%)
Mean (SD)
Change from last measurement M (%)
Symptoms
<
0.038
Baseline (T1)
45.75 (18.54)
38.64 (19.44)
37.89 (19.39)
6th week (T2)
45.50 (17.85)
−0.25 (−0.55)
36.38 (20.24)
−2.26 (−5.85)
42.86 (18.96)
4.97 (13.12)
3rd month (T3)
42.18 (19.03)
−3.32 (−7.30)
37.44 (18.17)
1.06 (2.91)
42.37 (20.07)
−0.49 (−1.14)
6th month (T4)
41.11 (21.09)
−1.07 (−2.54)
40.90 (19.79)
3.46 (9.24)
43.13 (19.72)
0.76 (1.79)
Activity
0.023
Baseline (T1)
56.05 (19.82)
47.03 (21.65)
51.69 (21.24)
6th week (T2)
52.43 (20.63)
−3.62 (−6.46)
52.43 (20.32)
5.40 (11.48)
53.42 (20.10)
1.73 (3.35)
3rd month (T3)
54.43 (19.50)
2.00 (3.81)
53.51 (22.11)
1.08 (2.06)
54.10 (18.22)
0.68 (1.27)
6th month (T4)
53.52 (22.27)
−0.91 (−1.67)
53.05 (20.45)
−0.46 (−0.86)
56.17 (18.56)
2.07 (3.83)
Impact
0.023
Baseline (T1)
34.11 (16.72)
30.67 (18.79)
32.77 (18.53)
6th week (T2)
33.46 (17.10)
−0.65 (−1.91)
32.70 (18.56)
2.03 (6.62)
34.20 (16.59)
1.43 (4.36)
3rd month (T3)
34.41 (17.34)
0.95 (2.84)
33.79 (17.85)
1.09 (3.33)
37.63 (16.72)
3.43 (10.03)
6th month (T4)
32.49 (18.29)
−1.92 (−5.58)
35.27 (18.67)
1.48 (4.38)
37.48 (16.81)
−0.15 (−0.40)
Total SGRQ
0.034
Baseline (T1)
42.69 (15.13)
36.97 (16.56)
39.37 (16.18)
6th week (T2)
41.22 (15.78)
−1.47 (−3.44)
39.31 (15.66)
2.34 (6.33)
41.48 (15.39)
2.11 (5.36)
3rd month (T3)
41.77 (15.18)
0.55 (1.33)
40.39 (16.10)
1.08 (2.75)
43.41 (14.77)
1.93 (4.64)
6th month (T4)
40.29 (16.94)
−1.48 (−3.54)
41.60 (15.74)
1.21 (3.00)
44.09 (15.01)
0.68 (1.57)
SGRQ: St George’s respiratory questionnaire. Score ranges from 0 to 100, where “0” indicates the best health and “100” indicates the worst health. for test of repeated measures ANCOVA.
