Table 6.
Interventions Reported by Sculco et al.27
| Aerobic Exercise | Control |
|---|---|
| • Participants took part in an at-home exercise program for 10 weeks at 4 times per week | No treatment |
| • Week 1 = 20 minutes of exercise | |
| • Week 2 = 30 minutes of exercise | |
| • Week 3 to Week 10 = 45 minutes of exercise | |
| • Included either cycling or walking at 60% of max heart rate | |
| • Pulse rate was self-monitored during exercise | |
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| Profile of Mood States, Mean (SD) | Profile of Mood States, Mean (SD) |
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| Depression | Depression |
| Baseline: 3.64 (4.06) | Baseline: 6.16 (8.35) |
| Week 5: 2.35 (4.12) | Week 5: 5.88 (10.17) |
| Week 10: 3.64 (5.74) | Week 10: 9.44 (12.31) |
| Fatigue | Fatigue |
| Baseline: 4.58 (4.43) | Baseline: 7.72 (6.51) |
| Week 5: 4.41 (4.89) | Week 5: 8.33 (6.31) |
| Week 10: 3.88 (4.24) | Week 10: 8.05 (7.33) |
| Anger | Anger |
| Baseline: 2.35 (2.99) | Baseline: 4.11 (5.49) |
| Week 5: 0.94 (2.19) | Week 5: 5.77 (7.10) |
| Week 10: 1.82 (3.57) | Week 10: 8.16 (11.27) |
| Confusion | Confusion |
| Baseline: 1.52 (5.02) | Baseline: 1.88 (4.43) |
| Week 5: 0.88 (2.71) | Week 5: 2.00 (3.27) |
| Week 10: 0.58 (2.59) | Week 10: 3.38 (4.91) |
| Tension | Tension |
| Baseline: 2.05 (3.63) | Baseline: 4.16 (6.80) |
| Week 5: 0.12 (4.13) | Week 5: 4.50 (6.64) |
| Week 10: 0.94 (4.94) | Week 10: 4.27 (7.02) |
| Vigor | Vigor |
| Baseline: 15.00 (6.08) | Baseline: 15.61 (5.61) |
| Week 5: 16.52 (8.46) | Week 5: 15.00 (7.00) |
| Week 10: 17.88 (7.32) | Week 10: 13.72 (6.96) |
| Total mood disturbance | Total mood disturbance |
| Baseline: • 2.11 (17.31) | Baseline: 11.22 (32.15) |
| Week 5: • 8.00 (21.69) | Week 5: 11.94 (32.94) |
| Week 10: • 9.58 (19.89) | Week 10: 19.11 (43.72) |
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| Brief Pain Inventory (Average), Mean (SD) | Brief Pain Inventory (Average), Mean (SD) |
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| Baseline: 3.70 (1.31) | Baseline: 4.27 (2.21) |
| Week 5: 3.05 (2.19) | Week 5: 4.00 (2.24) |
| Week 10: 3.23 (1.67) | Week 10: 4.05 (2.33) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.