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

Table 4 Comparison of cognitive function tests in different dimensions (mean ± SD)

Group	Corrected cognitive impairment	Cognitive ability	Others’ evaluation	Impact on quality of life
Experimental group (n = 27)
Baseline	47.19 ± 4.14	14.96 ± 3.47	10.93 ± 2.24	8.81 ± 2.08
3 mo	50.26 ± 3.96b,e	17.11 ± 3.64b,d	11.26 ± 2.33a	9.37 ± 2.66e
6 mo	54.22 ± 6.80b,c,e	18.30 ± 4.26b,c,e	12.22 ± 2.28b,c,e	10.81 ± 2.73b,c,e
Control group (n = 28)
Baseline	46.07 ± 5.73	14.57 ± 2.87	10.11 ± 2.25	7.71 ± 1.94
3 mo	46.21 ± 5.37	14.68 ± 3.22	10.14 ± 2.17	7.32 ± 2.02
6 mo	46.25 ± 6.92	14.86 ± 3.50	10.21 ± 2.35	7.43 ± 2.01

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.