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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Feb 5;102(6):1049–1058. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.01.072

Table 2.

Changes in Depressive (PHQ-8) and Anxious (GAD-7) Symptoms at 12 and 52 Weeks

Yoga PT Education Yoga vs. Education PT vs. Education
PHQ Full Sample
 0–12 Weeks −1.23 [n=125; −2.18, −0.28] −1.01 [n=103; −2.05, −0.03] −0.58 [n=60; −1.66, 0.49] −0.71 [p=.36; −2.22, .81] −0.32 [p=.67; −1.82, 1.18]
 0–52 Weeks −2.36 [n=108; −3.37, −1.34] −1.81 [n=90; −3.19, −0.43] −1.60 [n=56; −3.03, −0.17] −0.95 [p=.28; −2.69, .78] −0.14 [p=.88; −1.85, 1.58]
PHQ ≥ 5
 0–12 Weeks −2.50 [n=76; −3.85, −1.14] −2.29 [n=66; −3.64, −0.93] −1.36 [n=41; −2.77, 0.03]
 0–52 Weeks −4.42 [n=66; −5.56, −2.92] −3.26 [n=60; −5.08, −1.42] −2.72 [n=39; −4.65, −0.79]
PHQ ≥ 10
 0–12 Weeks −3.56 [n=41; −5.58, −1.53] −3.09 [n=33; −5.10, −1.08] −2.10 [n=19; −4.36, −0.17]
 0–52 Weeks −5.05 [n=37; −7.14, −2.97] −5.03 [n=30; −7.84, −2.23] −4.50 [n=18; −8.03, −0.97]
GAD Full Sample
 0–12 Weeks −0.55 [n=125; −1.36, 0.25] −0.77 [n=103; −1.90, 0.37] 0.47 [n=60; −1.08, 2.02] −1.05 [p=.19; −2.62, 0.52] −1.28 [p=.11; −2.83, 0.26]
 0–52 Weeks −2.06 [n=108; −3.05, −1.08] −1.27 [n= 91; −2.50, −0.05] −1.09 [n=56; −2.46, 0.28] −1.14 [p=.16; −2.73, 0.44] −0.35 [p=.66; −1.91, 1.22]
GAD ≥ 5
 0–12 Weeks −1.47 [n=64; −2.90, −0.04] −2.69 [n=51, −4.49, −0.88] −0.89 [n=38; −2.93, 1.19]
 0–52 Weeks −4.34 [n=55; −5.87, −2.82] −3.13 [n=47; −5.08, −1.18] −2.40 [n=35; −4.44, −0.36]
GAD ≥ 10
 0–12 Weeks −2.41 [n=36; −4.38, −0.45] −5.68 [n=28; −7.68, −3.67] −4.23 [n=17; −6.62, −1.85]
 0–52 Weeks −6.03 [n=32; −8.12, −3.95] −5.85 [n=26; −8.43, −3.26] −5.38 [n=16; −8.03, −2.72]

All values are mean [n; 95% CI]

For all analyses, negative numbers mean improvement. For between group analyses, negative numbers favor the first named group

Between group differences are adjusted for baseline RMDQ score, sex, age, and baseline PHQ

Between groups differences are adjusted for baseline RMDQ score, sex, age, and baseline GAD GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; PT, Physical Therapy