Table 6.
Comparison of the changes of quality of life 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 | ||||
| SF-36 | 580.58 ± 107.01 | 586.61 ± 128.54 | 609.79 ± 119.71 | 604.65 ± 127.00 | 600.79 ± 110.76 | 620.97 ± 96.73 | 0.245 | 1.081 | 0.044 |
| PF | 90.66 ± 7.64 | 83.16 ± 16.42 | 87.50 ± 13.99 | 88.38 ± 14.81 | 85.00 ± 16.05 | 89.41 ± 14.71 | 1.045 | 0.119 | 0.938 |
| RP | 87.50 ± 28.32 | 83.68 ± 27.23 | 88.82 ± 27.07 | 84.56 ± 31.39 | 85.29 ± 26.91 | 92.65 ± 20.90 | 0.182 | 0.288 | 0.557 |
| BP | 85.37 ± 18.62 | 83.00 ± 23.77 | 83.71 ± 21.81 | 84.53 ± 21.34 | 81.38 ± 19.82 | 87.94 ± 15.42 | 0.686 | 0.005 | 1.318 |
| GH | 67.32 ± 19.78 | 71.34 ± 24.71 | 77.58 ± 23.02 | 68.44 ± 23.00 | 64.18 ± 20.15 | 65.59 ± 19.01 | 0.886 | 1.253 | 4.015∗ |
| VT | 64.16 ± 18.08 | 68.66 ± 19.35 | 70.84 ± 18.00 | 65.06 ± 20.97 | 59.32 ± 17.03 | 59.62 ± 15.31 | 0.173 | 2.544 | 4.008∗ |
| SF | 54.89 ± 23.96 | 59.21 ± 16.61 | 58.18 ± 20.00 | 54.09 ± 15.04 | 61.76 ± 17.93 | 50.78 ± 14.76 | 6.326∗∗ | 0.116 | 1.672 |
| RE | 84.21 ± 31.71 | 79.82 ± 32.46 | 84.21 ± 34.43 | 82.35 ± 36.00 | 88.24 ± 28.29 | 92.16 ± 24.70 | 0.418 | 1.338 | 1.747 |
| MH | 60.58 ± 19.40 | 66.58 ± 20.78 | 72.37 ± 18.59 | 61.24 ± 16.80 | 57.68 ± 14.62 | 60.82 ± 14.79 | 1.614 | 2.113 | 4.433∗ |
Note. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01; SF-36: total score of quality of life; PF: physiological function; RP: physiological function; BP: body pain; GH: general sense of health; VT: vitality; SF: social function; RE: emotional function; MH: mental health.