Table 3.
Test-retest reliability
| Tai Chi & TAU | Tai Chi | TAU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Parameter |
r |
p |
r |
p |
r |
p |
|
Balance |
0.835 |
0.000 |
0.660 |
0.007 |
0.913 |
0.000 |
|
Coordination |
0.573 |
0.001 |
0.565 |
0.028 |
0.642 |
0.005 |
|
Fatigue |
0.877 |
0.000 |
0.917 |
0.000 |
0.878 |
0.000 |
|
Depression |
0.822 |
0.000 |
0.653 |
0.011 |
0.936 |
0.000 |
| Life satisfaction | 0.697 | 0.000 | 0.660 | 0.014 | 0.757 | 0.003 |
Test-retest reliability as determined by Pearson correlations between values obtained at pre and post assessments (Tai Chi group N = 15, TAU group N = 17). See Methods section for a detailed description of each test parameter.