Tai Chi Exercise for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Li-Li Zhang, RN, Su-Zhen Wang, RN, Hong-Lin Chen, MD, A-Zhen Yuan, RN Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 504-511 (March 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.020 Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Timeline for Tai Chi exercise or low-impact exercise in chemotherapy courses. MFSI-SF = Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory–Short Form. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2016 51, 504-511DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.020) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Flow of participants through each stage of the trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2016 51, 504-511DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.020) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory–Short Form (MFSI-SF) total score in Tai Chi group and control group (low-impact exercise) at three time points (before treatment: P > 0.05; six weeks after treatment: P < 0.05; 12 weeks after treatment: P < 0.05). Error bars indicate the standard deviation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2016 51, 504-511DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.020) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Five subscales of Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory–Short Form (MFSI-SF) in Tai Chi group and control group (low-impact exercise) at three time points. a) General subscale: before treatment: P > 0.05; six weeks after treatment: P < 0.05; 12 weeks after treatment: P < 0.05. b) Physical subscale: before treatment: P > 0.05; six weeks after treatment: P < 0.05; 12 weeks after treatment: P < 0.05. c) vigor subscale: before treatment: P > 0.05; six weeks after treatment: P < 0.05; 12 weeks after treatment: P < 0.05. Error bars indicated the standard deviation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2016 51, 504-511DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.020) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions