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. 2022 Sep 30;101(39):e30897. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030897

Table 2.

Effects of Qigong training on sleep quality, anxiety and depression.

Pre-intervention Post-intervention Group Time Group × Time
EG CG EG CG F (1.115) P value η 2 F (1.115) P value η 2 F (1.115) P value η 2
PSQI Sleep quality 1.07 ± 1.03 1.37 ± 0.84 0.84 ± 0.96 1.45 ± 0.79 7.866 .006 0.064 2.3000 .132 0.020 10.646 .001 0.085
Sleep latency 1.25 ± 1.20 1.45 ± 1.24 0.95 ± 0.99 1.57 ± 1.21 4.225 .042 0.035 1.287 .259 0.011 6.720 .011 0.055
Sleep duration 0.88 ± 0.89 0.82 ± 0.91 0.51 ± 0.57 0.93 ± 0.84 1.722 .192 0.015 4.490 .036 0.038 16.671 .000 0.127
Sleep efficiency 0.61 ± 0.77 0.72 ± 1.03 0.37 ± 0.62 0.90 ± 0.78 5.849 .017 0.048 0.177 .674 0.002 8.410 .004 0.068
Sleep disturbances 1.35 ± 0.48 1.37 ± 0.49 1.07 ± 0.26 1.43 ± 0.50 6.946 .010 0.057 7.250 .008 0.059 19.095 .000 0.142
Use of sleeping medication 1.30 ± 1.27 1.52 ± 1.07 1.12 ± 1.18 1.47 ± 1.11 1.823 .180 0.016 5.162 .025 0.430 1.598 .209 0.014
Daytime dysfunction 1.11 ± 0.75 1.32 ± 0.60 1.04 ± 0.78 1.28 ± 0.69 3.362 .069 0.028 2.040 .156 0.017 0.258 .612 0.002
Total score 7.56 ± 4.56 8.55 ± 3.31 5.89 ± 3.74 9.03 ± 3.36 9.325 .003 0.075 12.269 .001 0.096 40.502 .000 0.260
HADS Anxiety 6.84 ± 3.81 8.22 ± 4.81 5.68 ± 3.53 8.83 ± 4.83 9.093 .003 0.073 1.052 .357 0.009 11.312 .001 0.090
Depression 8.53 ± 3.52 9.57 ± 3.24 7.70 ± 3.23 10.07 ± 3.16 9.095 .003 0.073 0.518 .473 0.004 8.632 .004 0.070

Data are presented as mean and standard deviation.

CG = control group, EG = experimental group, HADS = hospital anxiety and depression scale, PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale.