| Resistance exercise group | Active control group | Resistance vs active control group | ||||||
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 | Baseline n = 67 Mean (SD) | ∆ 15 weeks n = 56 Mean (SD), min, max | Within-group analysis p value | Baseline n = 63 Mean (SD) | ∆ 15 weeks n = 49 Mean (SD), min, max | Within-group analysis p value | Between-group analysis of baseline p value | Between group analysis of change p value | Between-group analysis of change, adjusted p value* |
MFI-20 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
General fatigue | 17.3 (2.7) | −1.3 (3.1), −10, – 7 | 0.003 | 17.8 (2.74) | −0.5 (2.6), −9, – 4 | 0.48 | 0.17 | 0.031 | 0.37 |
Physical fatigue | 16.0 (3.0) | −1.7 (4.3), −13, – 8 | 0.011 | 16.5 (2.9) | 0.0 (2.7), −8, – 5 | 0.66 | 0.29 | 0.013 | 0.044 |
Mental fatigue | 15.0 (3.3) | −1.6 (3.4), −10, – 7 | 0.001 | 15.0 (4.0) | −0.1 (2.5), −6, – 5 | 0.85 | 0.56 | 0.008 | 0.070 |
Reduced activity | 14.6 (3.4) | −1.0 (3.6), −13, – 6 | 0.055 | 15.2 (3.5) | −0.1 (2.8), −8, – 5 | 0.89 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.069 |
Reduced motivation | 10.5 (3.5) | −0.6 (3.7), −10, – 10 | 0.16 | 10.4 (3.6) | 0.4 (2.8), −8, – 6 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.061 | 0.32 |
Exploratory outcomes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
FIQ fatigue | 81.4 (17.3) | −8.6 (21.2), −87, – 66 | 0.002 | 81.8 (15.8) | −5.5 (19.0), −81, – 73 | 0.11 | 0.95 | 0.27 | 0.18 |
PSQI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Duration of sleep | 1.1 (1.1) | −0.0 (0.9), −3, – 3 | 0.73 | 1.1 (1.2) | −0.2 (0.9), −2, – 2 | 0.22 | 0.94 | 0.46 | 0.26 |
Sleep efficiency | 1.9 (1.1) | −0.3 (1.0), −3, – 1 | 0.061 | 1.4 (1.2) | 0.1 (1.2), −2, – 3 | 0.55 | 0.027 | 0.14 | 0.37 |
Sleep disturbance | 2.0 (0.6) | 0.0 (0.6), −1, – 1 | 1.00 | 2.0 (0.6) | 0.1 (0.6), −1, – 1 | 0.35 | 0.89 | 0.50 | 0.37 |
Sleep latency | 1.7 (1.0) | −0.1 (0.8), −2, – 1 | 0.26 | 1.8 (1.0) | 0.0 (0.8), −2,– 2 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.53 | 0.32 |
Day dysfunction | 1.6 (0.8) | −0.1 (0.8), −2, – 2 | 0.45 | 1.7 (0.8) | 0.0 (0.8), −2, – 2 | 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.65 |
Sleep quality | 1.8 (0.8) | −0.2 (0.8), −2, – 1 | 0.047 | 1.9 (0.8) | 0.0 (0.8), −1, – 2 | 0.69 | 0.90 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
Need meds to sleep | 1.0 (1.3) | −0.1 (1.2), −3, – 3 | 0.69 | 1.0 (1.3) | 0.3 (1.0), −2, – 3 | 0.036 | 0.82 | 0.27 | 0.10 |
PSQI total score | 10.9 (4.3) | −0.6 (3.4), −11, – 9 | 0.18 | 10.8 (4.0) | 0.5 (3.0), −5, – 9 | 0.48 | 0.76 | 0.13 | 0.23 |
PCS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rumination | 6.3 (3.6) | −0.9 (3.5), −8, – 12 | 0.046 | 6.6 (4.3) | −0.8 (3.2), −8, – 10 | 0.056 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 0.11 |
Magnification | 3.4 (2.5) | −0.6 (1.9), − 4, – 4 | 0.030 | 3.6 (2.8) | −0.4 (2.0), −5, – 3 | 0.25 | 0.82 | 0.50 | 0.18 |
Helplessness | 9.7 (5.3) | −1.3 (4.0), −10, – 9 | 0.012 | 10.1 (5.9) | −1.6 (4.6), −15, – 6 | 0.051 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.49 |
PCS total score | 19.4 (10.0) | −2.7 (7.6), −17, – 19 | 0.004 | 20.3 (11.9) | −2.8 (7.9), −25, – 11 | 0.055 | 0.88 | 0.58 | 0.16 |
HADS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Depression | 7.0 (3.9) | −0.7 (3.7), −9, – 11 | 0.086 | 6.7 (3.5) | 0.3 (2.8), −6, – 12 | 0.49 | 0.80 | 0.082 | 0.11 |
Anxiety | 7.9 (4.7) | −0.3 (3.6), − 11, – 8 | 0.58 | 8.0 (4.5) | 0.5 (2.7), − 9, – 8 | 0.10 | 0.94 | 0.22 | 0.099 |