From: Effect of the Buteyko breathing technique on asthma severity control among school age children
Changes of C-ACT scores | The studied children pre- and post-test score after applying Buteyko breathing technique (n = 33) | Paired t test | P | |
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Pre-test | Post-test | |||
C-ACT scores | ||||
Range | 4.00–20.00 | 13.00–24.00 | 10.988 | 0.0001* |
Mean ± SD | 12.45 ± 4.12 | 19.57 ± 3.33 | ||
Median | 12.00 | 20.00 | ||
Change of scores post- than pre-test | ||||
Range | 2.00–19.00 | |||
Mean ± SD | 7.12 ± 3.72 | |||
Percent of change of scores post- than pre-test: | ||||
Range | 13.00%-380.00% | |||
Mean ± SD | 81.45 ± 81.33 |