Benefits of Massage-Myofascial Release Therapy on Pain, Anxiety, Quality of Sleep, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the groups.

Characteristics	Experimental (n = 30)	Placebo (n = 29)	P
Mean Age (SD)	49.32 (11.63)	46.29 (12.29)	.058
Sex (%)
Female	94.36	96.42	.321
Male	5.64	3.58	.109
Educational level (%)
No school	22 (73.3)	19 (65.5)	.131
Primary school	4 (13.3)	7 (24.1)	.122
Secondary school	3 (10)	1 (3.4)	.314
University school	1 (3.3)	2 (6.9)	.629
Work activity (%)
Full-time	12 (40)	9 (31.03)	.119
Part-time	7 (23.3)	10 (34.5)	.107
Sick leave	2 (6.7)	4 (13.8)	.231
Unemployed	9 (30)	6 (20.7)	.116

P-value  < .05 between experimental and placebo groups.