Table 3.
Comparison of bereaved participants with CFS-like illness in Qigong group and control group (n = 46).
| Qigong group (n = 22) | Control group (n = 24) | p ∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) | Median (range) | ||
| CF total score | |||
| Before (T0) | 41.5 (28–53) | 40 (31–53) | 0.956 |
| After (T1) | 21 (8–34) | 37 (11–50) | 0.003 |
| T1–T0 | −17 (−35–−6) | −9 (−22–8) | 0.007 |
| CF: physical score | |||
| Before (T0) | 24 (15–32) | 24.5 (19–32) | 0.791 |
| After (T1) | 16 (4–22) | 21 (9–32) | 0.002 |
| T1–T0 | −10 (−23–0) | −5 (−14–6) | 0.007 |
| CF: mental score | |||
| Before (T0) | 17 (12–21) | 16 (7–22) | 0.903 |
| After (T1) | 6 (2–17) | 13 (2–21) | 0.011 |
| T1–T0 | −8 (−16–0) | −4 (−9–5) | 0.010 |
| HADS | |||
| Anxiety | |||
| Before (T0) | 11 (8–14) | 11 (6–16) | 0.929 |
| After (T1) | 8 (2–12) | 9 (2–18) | 0.259 |
| T1–T0 | −3 (−10–1) | −2 (−12–11) | 0.376 |
| Depression | |||
| Before (T0) | 8 (5–12) | 10 (5–15) | 0.051 |
| After (T1) | 7 (3–12) | 11 (2–17) | 0.016 |
| T1–T0 | −1 (−5–4) | 0 (−7–8) | 0.072 |
| Spirituality | |||
| Total score | |||
| Before (T0) | 63 (8–116) | 78.5 (16–118) | 0.169 |
| After (T1) | 72 (61–116) | 68 (29–118) | 0.183 |
| T1–T0 | 14 (−37–62) | −2 (−37–36) | 0.013 |
| SF-12 | |||
| SF-PCS | |||
| Before (T0) | 34.83 (25.55–45.01) | 31.60 (21.47–46.57) | 0.141 |
| After (T1) | 40.00 (22.79–53.15) | 35.82 (24.84–49.70) | 0.511 |
| T1–T0 | 2.66 (−12.67–17.97) | 3.79 (−1.76–22.19) | 0.451 |
| SF-MCS | |||
| Before (T0) | 31.49 (12.20–49.65) | 35.63 (11.09–49.14) | 0.582 |
| After (T1) | 45.54 (28.88–57.16) | 36.59 (16.43–54.25) | 0.002 |
| T1–T0 | 8.91 (−2.14–30.94) | 0.69 (−23.07–16.34) | 0.002 |
CF: Chalder Fatigue; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PCS: physical-component summary; MCS: mental-component summary; ∗Mann-Whitney test.