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Table 4 Within-Group Changes in Outcome Measures among Intervention and Control Participants (N = 38)

From: Feasibility of a yoga intervention to decrease pain in older women: a randomized controlled pilot study

 

Intervention (n = 19)

Control (n = 19)

Baseline

Outcome

P

Baseline

Outcome

P

Pain Symptoms (BPI)

 Pain interference (range: 0–10)

4.4 (2.1)

3.2 (2.2)

0.006

3.1 (2.0)

2.4 (2.4)

0.08

 Worst pain (range: 0–10)

5.8 (1.6)

5.0 (1.7)

0.11

5.3 (1.4)

5.0 (2.0)

0.66a

 Least pain (range: 0–10)

2.6 (1.5)

2.2 (2.2)

0.57

2.0 (1.6)

1.6 (1.9)

0.23

 Average pain (range: 0–10)

4.2 (1.4)

3.9 (2.0)

0.33a

3.7 (1.5)

3.4 (1.8)

0.43a

 Current pain (range: 0–10)

3.0 (1.8)

3.1 (1.9)

0.92

2.4 (1.6)

2.2 (2.0)

0.25

C-Reactive Protein, mg/L

3.5 (3.8)

3.0 (3.5)

0.31

2.8 (3.8)

2.2 (2.3)

0.95a

Quality of Life (SF-36)

 Physical functioning (range: 0–100)

56.4 (20.9)

60.6 (20.6)

0.22

65.8 (23.1)

64.2 (29.4)

0.68

 Physical health limitations (range: 0–100)

22.2 (35.2)

36.1 (39.0)

0.32a

30.3 (38.7)

54.2 (41.3)

0.02a

 Emotional health limitations (range: 0–100)

55.6 (44.3)

66.7 (41.2)

0.23a

61.4 (38.9)

81.5 (30.7)

0.13

 Energy/fatigue (range: 0–100)

40.8 (20.9)

53.3 (21.3)

0.01

45.0 (16.8)

47.5 (18.5)

0.46

 Well-being (range: 0–100)

62.1 (22.0)

70.5 (17.0)

0.16

73.6 (11.4)

76.0 (15.0)

0.67

Social functioning (range: 0–100)

58.6 (26.0)

76.4 (24.6)

0.004a

71.7 (18.6)

76.4 (23.8)

0.41

 Pain (range: 0–100)

45.9 (17.9)

57.1 (18.5)

0.02

51.7 (11.4)

59.3 (17.5)

0.08

 General health (range: 0–100)

53.4 (20.2)

58.8 (20.1)

0.24

60.0 (22.5)

64.4 (19.3)

0.42a

Functional Fitness (SFT)

 8-ft up-and-go (s)

5.9 (1.3)

6.1 (2.2)

0.79a

5.6 (0.94)

5.7 (0.86)

0.82

 30-s arm curl (reps)

22.4 (5.9)

23.5 (5.5)

0.36

19.7 (3.8)

20.6 (3.6)

0.40

 30-s chair stand (reps)

16.6 (5.9)

16.5 (5.9)

0.94

15.0 (3.6)

15.9 (4.1)

0.11

 Back scratch (cm)

10.4 (10.0)

8.9 (11)

0.36

6.4 (12)

3.6 (6.4)

0.27a

 Chair sit-and-reach (cm)

−3.1 (10.6)

−2.7 (13)

0.83

0.03 (7.3)

0.5 (8.2)

0.77

 2-min step test (steps)

98.0 (26.3)

93.4 (34)

0.43

90.3 (23.6)

93.3 (25.0)

0.02a

Resilience (BRS)

3.2 (0.8)

3.5 (0.88)

0.12

3.7 (0.8)

3.8 (0.7)

0.85

Physical Activity (CHAMPS)

 Total PA frequency (times/wk)

19.0 (17.6)

18.9 (9.4)

0.50a

20.6 (9.1)

23.3 (11.2)

0.30

 MVPA frequency (times/wk)

9.0 (8.0)

6.7 (5.1)

0.45a

9.6 (5.8)

10.2 (5.4)

0.57

 Total PA duration (hr/wk)

14.8 (10.5)

14.5 (7.0)

0.91a

16.4 (10.0)

15.1 (9.0)

0.80

 MVPA duration (hr/wk)

7.0 (5.8)

5.3 (4.8)

0.27a

7.2 (6.2)

7.0 (5.2)

0.65

  1. Note: Boldface indicates significant pre-post changes within group (p < 0.05). Pre-post changes were evaluated using paired t-tests or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests
  2. aWilcoxon signed-rank tests for non-parametric data
  3. Abbreviations: BPI Brief Pain Inventory, SF-36 36-Item Short Form Survey, SFT Senior Fitness Test, BRS Brief Resilience Scale, CHAMPS Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors, PA Physical activity, MVPA Moderate/vigorous physical activity