Effects of cognitive behavior therapy combined with Baduanjin in patients with colorectal cancer

Table 3 Comparison of cancer-related fatigue tests in different dimensions (mean ± SD)

Group	Physical fatigue	Emotional fatigue	Cognitive fatigue
Experimental group (n = 27)
Baseline	17.56 ± 3.53	8.67 ± 1.78	7.37 ± 2.09
3 mo	15.78 ± 2.85b,e	7.59 ± 1.67b,d	6.59 ± 1.65a,d
6 mo	15.19 ± 2.66b,e	6.59 ± 1.47b,c,e	6.33 ± 1.66b,e
Control group (n = 28)
Baseline	18.61 ± 2.82	9.04 ± 1.80	7.57 ± 2.06
3 mo	18.43 ± 3.71	8.61 ± 1.69	7.79 ± 2.08
6 mo	18.46 ± 3.31	8.68 ± 1.91	7.68 ± 1.83

Intra-group comparison before and after intervention:

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01 vs baseline.

^cP < 0.01 vs 3 mo.

Comparison between experimental group and control group at different time:

^dP < 0.05.

^eP < 0.01, experimental group vs control group at baseline/3 mo/6 mo.