Table 2 Changes in Chalder’s Fatigue Scale (FS) subscale and total scores from baseline to post-intervention of patients in the yoga group compared with the score changes of those in the control group
Chalder ’ s fatigue scale | Yoga group mean (SD) | Control group mean (SD) | Significance of change (P values) Within - group | Time x group interaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yoga group | Control group | ||||
Physical symptoms | |||||
Pre-intervention | 16.4 (3.5) | 16.5 (3.4) | 0.004 | 0.779 | 0.009 |
Post-intervention | 12.3 (3.8) | 16.1 (3.6) | |||
Mental symptoms | |||||
Pre-intervention | 9.5 (3.5) | 9.7 (3.2) | |||
Post-intervention | 6.9 (4.4) | 9.7 (3.1) | 0.004 | 0.395 | 0.007 |
Total score | |||||
Pre-intervention | 25.9 (6.1) | 26.1 (6.2) | |||
Post-intervention | 19.2 (7.5) | 25.8 (5.9) | 0.002 | 0.550 | 0.003 |