Research Article
Benefits of Massage-Myofascial Release Therapy on Pain, Anxiety, Quality of Sleep, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Table 4
Differences in quality of life (SF-36 questionnaire) between study groups.
| | Baseline
M (SD) | P | 20 Weeks
M (SD) | P | 1 Months
M (SD) | P | 6 Months
M (SD) | P | | SF-36 | EG | PG | EG | PG | EG | PG | EG | PG |
| | PF | 5.23
(5.36) | 50.24
(8.47) | .103 | 46.72
(6.71) | 51.03
(8.24) | .012* | 46.84
(7.22) | 49.56
(9.32) | .049* | 48.20
(7.43) | 51.19
(6.32) | .281 | | PR | 25.97
(7.32) | 26.36
(6.25) | .553 | 22.91
(7.15) | 26.32
(6.29) | .026* | 24.64
(9.46) | 28.97
(8.31) | .047* | 25.49
(8.41) | 27.53
(6.25) | .213 | | BP | 76.56
(6.31) | 78.93
(11.43) | .196 | 73.93
(8.21) | 77.54
(11.63) | .040* | 75.05
(7.21) | 89.93
(14.63) | .046* | 75.63
(8.22) | 77.84
(9.66) | .293 | | GH | 67.82
(5.21) | 68.78
(7.22) | .203 | 65.20
(5.43) | 69.85
(6.24) | .055 | 66.81
(6.19) | 68.43
(8.21) | .093 | 67.53
(7.24) | 68.13
(6.44) | .401 | | V | 60.85
(6.41) | 59.42
(5.32) | .301 | 63.53
(8.17) | 59.99
(9.41) | .051 | 61.64
(8.66) | 59.22
(6.25) | .055 | 62.15
(9.32) | 58.93
(7.65) | .312 | | SF | 64.03
(8.03) | 64.43
(13.22) | .639 | 59.55
(4.22) | 64.03
(10.15) | .028* | 60.63
(10.81) | 63.56
(9.97) | .081 | 61.27
(7.53) | 63.96
(9.71) | .088 | | ER | 48.98
(8.13) | 46.55
(7.32) | .049* | 46.42
(11.32) | 47.74
(9.26) | .292 | 50.45
(7.23) | 47.02
(6.43) | .057 | 49.11
(7.33) | 46.90
(9.38) | .219 | | MH | 77.45
(12.31) | 81.10
(1.29) | .101 | 78.27
(10.22) | 82.02
(11.67) | .074 | 75.01
(11.13) | 78.34
(9.46) | .082 | 76.46
(10.12) | 80.03
(12.43) | .126 |
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P-value = .05. Values are presented as means and standard deviations (SD). Abbreviations: EG: experimental group; PG: placebo group; PF: physical function; PR: physical role; BP: body pain; GH: general health; V: vitality; SF: social function; ER: emotional role; MH: mental health.
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