Table 2. Average blood pressure and mental health scores for the baseline, 4-week and 8-week follow-up examinations in group A and B.
| Examination | Changes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Intervention group | Baseline | 4-week follow-up | 8-week follow-up | Intervention period | Non-intervention period | P value | |
| Number | A | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | ||
| B | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |||
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | A | 108.1±13.3 | 107.0±13.0 | 109.5±13.4 | -1.07 | 2.43 | 0.02 | |
| B | 107.1±14.6 | 114.1±16.4 | 110.0±16.3 | -3.52 | 6.20 | |||
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | A | 69.2±10.9 | 67.3±10.9 | 69.3±9.8 | -1.87 | 2.00 | 0.006 | |
| B | 67.9±10.2 | 70.5±9.9 | 68.8±8.8 | -1.38 | 2.18 | |||
| Heart rate, beats/min | A | 73.9±11.8 | 72.7±9.6 | 72.9±10.7 | -1.26 | 0.22 | 0.15 | |
| B | 68.2±10.4 | 72.8±10.2 | 76.1±10.5 | 3.40 | 4.40 | |||
| State Anxiety (STAI) score | A | 41.1±11.2 | 38.0±9.4 | 40.4±10.0 | -3.04 | 2.41 | 0.003 | |
| B | 40.6±10.0 | 40.0±9.2 | 35.0±9.5 | -5.17 | -0.16 | |||
| SF-8 Health Survey Scoring | ||||||||
| Physical component summary | A | 48.4±7.1 | 49.6±5.9 | 49.7±5.2 | 1.20 | 0.13 | 0.72 | |
| B | 49.3±7.6 | 50.7±4.8 | 51.4±5.2 | 0.53 | 1.67 | |||
| Mental component summary | A | 44.7±8.3 | 49.5±6.3 | 48.4±6.8 | 4.81 | -1.15 | 0.088 | |
| B | 47.2±7.1 | 47.3±5.0 | 49.0±5.1 | 1.63 | -1.09 | |||
| Physical functioning | A | 49.1±5.5 | 50.3±4.6 | 48.9±4.8 | 1.20 | -1.44 | 0.11 | |
| B | 49.8±4.6 | 49.9±4.3 | 50.9±4.7 | 0.91 | 0.21 | |||
| Role physical | A | 47.6±6.1 | 49.8±4.6 | 49.8±4.0 | 2.19 | 0.03 | 0.98 | |
| B | 49.2±5.3 | 50.4±3.6 | 50.5±5.2 | -0.22 | 0.88 | |||
| Bodily pain | A | 48.7±8.6 | 51.7±7.1 | 51.7±7.1 | 3.01 | 0.00 | 0.80 | |
| B | 51.7±9.5 | 53.4±6.9 | 53.0±8.2 | -0.65 | 1.83 | |||
| General health perception | A | 48.4±6.7 | 50.9±8.1 | 51.4±7.3 | 2.53 | 0.45 | 0.15 | |
| B | 48.2±7.7 | 50.0±7.4 | 53.1±5.9 | 3.46 | 1.32 | |||
| Vitality | A | 48.0±7.3 | 51.3±5.9 | 51.1±6.6 | 3.33 | -0.22 | 0.05 | |
| B | 49.1±6.8 | 50.3±5.9 | 53.1±4.6 | 2.98 | 0.77 | |||
| Social functioning | A | 45.0±9.0 | 49.9±7.1 | 49.2±6.3 | 4.93 | -0.74 | 0.26 | |
| B | 48.3±8.7 | 48.7±7.2 | 50.6±6.7 | 1.11 | -0.42 | |||
| Role emotional | A | 47.2±6.4 | 50.3±5.1 | 50.0±3.8 | 3.12 | -0.30 | 0.94 | |
| B | 49.9±4.9 | 50.2±3.5 | 49.9±6.3 | -0.56 | -0.60 | |||
| Mental health | A | 45.7±6.9 | 50.4±5.8 | 48.5±8.3 | 4.70 | -1.83 | 0.02 | |
| B | 47.6±6.5 | 47.8±5.3 | 49.8±5.7 | 2.05 | -0.59 | |||
Data are represented as means ± standard deviation and mean change. P values indicate the intervention effects of changes in the intervention and non-intervention periods (combining group A and B) analyzed using a linear mixed-effect model. Changes in the intervention period were based on the 4-week follow-up—baseline examinations of group A and the 8-week follow-up—4-week follow-up examinations of group B. Changes in the non-intervention period were based on the 8-week follow-up—4-week follow-up examinations of group A and the 4-week follow-up—baseline examinations of group B.
STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; SF-8, the 8-Item Short Form Health Survey.