Table 5.

Comparison of the changes of emotion between the two groups of dependent patients before and after the experiment (M ± SD).

	Taijiquan group (n = 38)			Control group (n = 34)			Time F value	Group F value	Time × group F value
	Baseline	3 months	6 months	Baseline	3 months	6 months
BDI	9.11 ± 5.24	8.13 ± 5.86	5.71 ± 4.75	9.00 ± 5.15	8.06 ± 5.06	6.85 ± 6.45	6.992∗∗	0.004	0.857
S-AI	44.61 ± 10.04	41.47 ± 10.77	39.26 ± 10.91	44.71 ± 9.31	43.97 ± 10.15	43.00 ± 10.53	0.760	0.315	1.272
T-AI	45.47 ± 8.25	41.66 ± 9.63	38.71 ± 11.56	46.09 ± 8.93	46.18 ± 9.31	45.76 ± 9.61	0.999	2.358	3.821∗

Note. ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗p < 0.01, BDI: Baker self-rating depression scale, S-AI: state anxiety, and T-AI: trait anxiety.