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

Table 5 Comparison of quality of life tests in different dimensions (mean ± SD)

Group	Physiological status	Social/family status	Emotional status	Functional status	Additional attention score
Experimental group (n = 27)
Baseline	16.19 ± 3.48	19.85 ± 4.92	15.41 ± 4.41	13.78 ± 4.29	11.54 ± 4.36
3 mo	17.67 ± 3.96b,d	20.59 ± 4.73d	17.11 ± 4.47b,d	14.74 ± 4.78e	22.41 ± 6.08a,d
6 mo	18.70 ± 4.15b,e	21.48 ± 4.57b,c,e	17.48 ± 4.64b,d	16.00 ± 4.84b,c,e	24.85 ± 6.56b,c,e
Control group (n = 28)
Baseline	14.61 ± 5.18	18.29 ± 4.14	14.46 ± 3.76	11.64 ± 4.44	19.14 ± 4.28
3 mo	14.89 ± 5.72	17.75 ± 4.40	14.32 ± 3.49	11.32 ± 4.28	18.71 ± 5.61
6 mo	14.25 ± 5.29	18.14 ± 4.61	14.46 ± 3.75	11.54 ± 4.36	19.11 ± 5.63

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.