Table 3.
Performances outcomes of the Tai-chi and the waitlist control group on the assessed variables.
| Between group interaction | ||||||||
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| Assessment outcomes | Tai-chi (n = 15) | Waitlist control (n = 15) | PostGroup effect T1-T2 |
Maintenance effect T1–T3 |
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| T1 | T2 | T3 | T1 | T2 | T3 | P | P | |
| Movement Coordination (CMDT) | ||||||||
| Placing | 82.17 (9.75) | 85.42 (16.78) | 81.5 (14.63) | 98.29 (28.2) | 114.13 (41.04) | 111.27 (45.09) | 0.17 | 0.24 |
| Turning | 76.73 (14.51) | 81.71 (20.6) | 76 (17.4) | 101.04 (40.89) | 122.92 (50.61)* | 115.88 (50.22) | 0.11 | 0.15 |
| Displacing | 60.6 (10.13) | 59.21 (12.13) | 58.83 (9.78) | 76.07 (26.6) | 81.25 (26.57)* | 84.23 (38.13) | 0.02* | 0.50 |
| 1-Hand Turning/Placing | 102.37 (17) | 105 (20.45) | 101.53 (15.61) | 124.82 (45.95) | 145.33 (62.87)** | 147.92 (74.8) | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| 2-Hand Turning/Placing | 65.53 (10.74) | 66.25 (17.49) | 67.07 (14.25) | 89.96 (43) | 101.09 (44.5) | 107.31 (68.32) | 0.17 | 0.26 |
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| Negative symptoms (SANS) | ||||||||
| Attention | 4.21 (3.51) | 2.67 (7.27) | 3.33 (3.33) | 5.6 (3.81) | 3.55 (2.2) | 5.85 (4.28) | 0.06 | 0.49 |
| Anhedonia-asociality | 4.53 (4.29) | 3.58 (3.63) | 3.13 (2.45) | 4.4 (4.6) | 6 (4.07) | 3.4 (3.09) | 0.24 | 0.63 |
| Avolition-apathy | 1.79 (2.89) | 1.58 (2.02) | 1.79 (2.36) | 2.27 (3.37) | 3.27 (3.35) | 2.14 (3.28) | 0.62 | 0.84 |
| Alogia | 4.4 (4.97) | 2.08 (4.12) | 3.27 (5.46) | 4.8 (5.17) | 6.91 (4.81) | 6.8 (7.29) | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| Affective flattening/blunting | 8.2 (7.98) | 3.33 (6.21) | 6.4 (7.34) | 8.67 (7.76) | 7.82 (6.75) | 6.47 (8.27) | 0.56 | 0.59 |
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| Functioning disabilities (WHODAS II***) | ||||||||
| Cognition | 12.2 (3.45) | 12.27 (4.86) | 11.13 (4.85) | 11.33 (5.34) | 9.87 (2.9) | 11.4 (5.46) | 0.93 | 0.44 |
| Mobility | 7.53 (2.39) | 7.47 (3.42) | 8.73 (4.17) | 7.6 (2.87) | 6.6 (2.06) | 7.73 (2.63) | 0.75 | 0.67 |
| Self-care | 3.4 (0.83) | 3.07 (0.26) | 3.47 (1.06) | 3.2 (0.41) | 3.27 (1.03) | 3.73 (1.33) | 0.41 | 0.33 |
| Interpersonal interactions | 7.47 (4.16) | 7.13 (2.59) | 6.13 (2.07) | 5.27 (2.25) | 7 (2.39)* | 7.2 (3.1)* | 0.07 | 0.01** |
| Life activities | 11 (3.61) | 10.27 (4.01) | 9.47 (3.44)* | 9.4 (1.76) | 10.53 (4.36) | 8.8 (1.82) | 0.21 | 0.64 |
| Community participation | 17 (5.84) | 12.87 (4.12)** | 14.27 (6.27) | 14.73 (5.87) | 12.4 (4.03) | 13.53 (6.33) | 0.42 | 0.33 |
T1: baseline; T2: after-intervention; T3: 6-week maintenance; *P ≤ .05; ** P ≤ .01. ***Slightly modified.