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Table 4 Changes in ESAS-F and FACIT-F total score: comparison between 30-min mindful breathing and control arm

From: The effect of a single session of 30-min mindful breathing in reducing fatigue among patients with haematological cancer – a randomised controlled trial

Outcomes

30-min Mindful Breathing

Control

t or Z

df or U

p-value

d or r

 

Median

Mean Rank

Median

Mean Rank

Z

U

Rank Sum Test

r

ESAS-F score

 Minute 0

5

39.9

5

41.1

- 0.223

777.5

0.824

 

 Minute 30

3

33.6

5

45.1

- 2.285

534.5

0.022

 

 ESAS-F difference

−2

31.6

0

47.0

- 3.065

459.5

0.002

0.12

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

t

df

t-test

d

FACIT-F Total score

 Minute 0

24.0

10.6

24.0

9.7

−0.022

78.0

0.983

 

 Minute 30

17.1

10.5

24.8

11.3

−3.117

76.0

0.003

 

 FACIT-F Total difference

−6.7

5.9

0.8

4.4

−6.267

68.4

0.000

1.42

  1. SD Standard Deviation, ESAS-F difference Difference in ESAS-F score between minute 0 and minute 30, FACIT-F Total difference Difference in FACIT-F total score between minute 0 and minute 30