Influence of aerobic exercise on the cognitive and social functions of elderly patients with schizophrenia

Table 4 Comparison of social functions pre- and post-treatment, mean ± SD

Variable	Group	Control group (n = 72)	Observation group (n = 86)	t value	P value
Activities of daily living	Pre-treatment	9.36 ± 2.65	9.20 ± 3.14	0.35	0.727
	Post-treatment	7.51 ± 2.30c	6.41 ± 2.28c	3.03	0.003
Occupational therapy performance	Pre-treatment	11.31 ± 3.28	11.37 ± 3.43	-0.12	0.902
	Post-treatment	8.33 ± 2.66c	7.29 ± 2.77c	2.40	0.018
Social interaction	Pre-treatment	7.92 ± 2.93	8.27 ± 2.62	-0.79	0.428
	Post-treatment	4.85 ± 1.55c	3.85 ± 1.29c	4.42	< 0.001
Interests/concerns	Pre-treatment	11.01 ± 3.27	10.90 ± 2.88	0.24	0.809
	Post-treatment	9.11 ± 2.71c	8.10 ± 2.62c	2.37	0.019
Hygiene management	Pre-treatment	6.43 ± 2.37	6.73 ± 2.46	-0.78	0.436
	Post-treatment	4.08 ± 1.46c	3.67 ± 1.61c	1.66	0.100
Total score	Pre-treatment	46.03 ± 6.97	46.47 ± 6.51	-0.41	0.684
	Post-treatment	33.89 ± 4.66c	29.40 ± 4.94c	5.84	< 0.001

^cP < 0.001 vs pre-treatment in the same group.