Table 4 Health status measured at baseline (T0), end of intervention (T1), and 12 weeks follow-up (T2) (n = 13)
From: Exploring Tai Chi in rheumatoid arthritis: a quantitative and qualitative study
T0 | T1 | p-value (T0-T1) | T2 | p-value (T0-T2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HAQ (0-3) | 0.5 (0.0-1.5) | 0.5 (0.0-1.2) | 0.72 | 0.5 (0.0-1.5) | 0.34 |
Fatigue (0-100) | 27 (5 - 89) | 28 (3 - 81) | 0.55 | 25 (6 - 74) | 0.70 |
Muscle pain (0-100) | 30 (1 - 60) | 25 (2 - 69) | 0.92 | 23 (2 - 61) | 0.88 |
Fear of falling (0-100) | 14 (0 -76) | 21 (2 - 71) | 0.75 | 33 (10-95) | 0.13 |
SF-36 (0-100) | |||||
Vitality | 45 (15 - 80) | 55 (35 - 70) | 0.26 | 50 (25 - 70) | 0.59 |
Pain | 51 (0 - 84) | 62 (41 - 84) | 0.05 | 42 (22 - 100) | 0.17 |
General health | 52 (35 - 82) | 50 (32 - 87) | 0.96 | 47 (35 - 97) | 0.92 |
Mental health | 80 (40 - 92) | 76 (36 - 92) | 0.68 | 76 (56 - 92) | 0.59 |
Physical functioning | 75 (25 - 95) | 70 (30 - 95) | 0.72 | 75 (25 - 95) | 0.91 |
Social functioning | 75 (12 - 100) | 75 (25 - 100) | 0.03 | 62 (12 - 100) | 0.22 |
Role emotional | 100 (0 - 100) | 100 (33 - 100) | 0.23 | 67 (0 - 100) | 0.86 |
Role physical | 50 (0 - 100) | 75 (0 - 100) | 0.19 | 25 (0 - 100) | 0.91 |
Self-efficacy (10-100) | |||||
Pain | NA | 70 (18 - 100) | NA | 62 (18 - 86) | 0.45* |
Function | 89 (54 - 100) | 88 (28 - 99) | 0.40 | 90 (61 - 100) | 0.22 |
Symptoms | 75 (35 - 90) | 75 (42 - 100) | 0.45 | 78 (57-97) | 0.13 |