Baseline | Post - treatment | |||||
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Variables | Experimental Group (EG; n = 19) | Control Group (CG; n = 19) | Mann-Whitney Test p (U, Z) | Experimental Group (EG; n = 19) | Control Group (CG; n = 19) | Mann-Whitney Test p (U, Z) |
Psychological states | ||||||
STAI-Y1b (Mean +/− SD) | 33.68 (6.48) | 36.68 (10.26) | U = 151.5 z = − 0.848 p = 0.198 | 26.05 (5.04) | 31.26 (7.43) | U = 104.5 z = − 2223 p = 0.013* |
PANASb (Mean +/− SD) | ||||||
Positive | 2.92 (0.24) | 3.05 (0.46) | U = 159 z = − 0.633 p = 0.2635 | 3.17 (0.36) | 3.01 (0.38) | U = 139.5 z = − 1202 p = 0.114 |
Negative | 1.39 (0.48) | 1.45 (0.43) | U = 155 z = − 0.751 p = 0.226 | 1.12 (0.26) | 1.12 (0.20) | U = 161 z = − 0.638 p = 0.261 |
VASb (Mean +/-SD) | 20.53 (5.07) | 20.68 (5.45) | U = 173.5 z = − 0.206 p = 0.418 | 19.79 (3.76) | 17.68 (3.95) | U = 108 z = − 2129 p = 0.016* |
FSS-2b (Mean +/-SD) | 33.63 (3.74) | 33.57 (3.06) | U = 174 z = − 0.191 p = 0.424 | |||
Psychological traits | ||||||
STAI-Y2b (Mean+/− SD) | 36.63 (11.96) | 39 (11.04) | U = 155 z = − 0.745 p = 0.228 | |||
Pulmonary functions and physiological data | ||||||
FEV1b (Mean +/-SD) | 1.35 (0.74) | 1.24 (0.51) | U = 175 z = − 0.161 p = 0.436 | 1.39 (0.75) | 1.26 (0.47) | U = 168.5 z = − 0.350 p = 0.363 |
FVCb (Mean +/-SD) | 2.14 (0.94) | 2.27 (0.89) | U = 167 z = − 0.394 p = 0.346 | 1.97 (0.93) | 2.38 (0.81) | U = 127 z = − 1562 p = 0.059 |
ROCCb, kPa/l/s (Mean +/-SD) | 0.34 (0.14) | 0.30 (0.12) | U = 151.5 z = − 0.847 p = 0.198 | 0.40 (0.19) | 0.30 (0.15) | U = 135.5 z = − 1314 p = 0.094 |
SpO2b (Mean +/-SD) | 91.63 (3.18) | 95.58 (2.79) | U = 110.5 z = − 2058 p = 0.020* | 93.84 (2.73) | 94 (2.62) | U = 175.5 z = − 0.148 p = 0.441 |
HRb (Mean+/-SD) | 69.32 (8.80) | 73.95 (11.47) | U = 140.5 z = − 1171 p = 0.121 | 65.47 (7.87) | 73.05 (11.75) | U = 95 z = − 2504 p = 0.006* |