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Table 2 Changes from baseline

From: Singing teaching as a therapy for chronic respiratory disease - a randomised controlled trial and qualitative evaluation

 

Singing group

n = 15

Control group

n = 13

 

Δ breath hold time (s)

- 0.3 (6.9)

+ 5.3 (5.7)

0.029*

Δ single breath counting

+ 0.3 (7.7)

+ 2.0 (2.7)

0.46

Δ HAD anxiety

- 1.1 (2.7)

+ 0.8 (1.7)

0.033*

Δ HAD depression

- 1.1 (2.5)

- 0.1 (1.7)

0.21

Δ SGRQ Total

- 1.1 (10.6)

- 0.4 (5.6)

0.81

Δ ISWT (m)

+ 26 (52.6)

+ 11.3 (83.0)

0.58

Δ ISWT subjective recovery (s)

+ 9.9 (60.7)

- 7.4 (81.7)

0.53

Δ O2 Satn recovery (s)

+ 47.3 (67.6)

+ 32.2 (124.7)

0.69

Δ HR recovery time (s)

+ 29 (63.8)

+ 19.4 (110.0)

0.78

Δ SF36 PCS

+ 7.5 (14.6)

- 3.8 (8.4)

0.02*

Δ SF36 MCS

+ 2.5 (20.9)

- 3.2 (10.5)

0.38

  1. HAD - hospital anxiety and depression score, SGRQ - St George's Respiratory Questionnaire, ISWT - incremental shuttle walk test distance, HR heart rate, SF36 short form 36, PCS - physical component score, MCS - mental component score. *p < 0.05 unpaired t test singing group vs control group.