Research Article

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

Table 6

Differences between study groups in Pittsburgh sleep quality index at 1 months and 6 months after treatments.

1 Months
(n = number of patients)
6 Months (n = number of patients)
EGPGPEGPGP
PSQINPMPSPNPMPSPNPMPSPNPMPSP

PSQ48186149.1065520667.061
SL3131411018.122312153818.213
SD111182324.041*211172027.047*
HSE314131820.051115141622.058
SDI015153521.054014163521.117
DD516921710.305412142216.053

* P-value  =  .05. Values are shown as n = number of patients with no problems, moderate problems, severe problems. Abbreviations: PSQI: Pittsburgh sleep quality index; EG: experimental group; PG: placebo group; PSQ: Pittsburgh subjective quality; SL: sleep latency; SD: sleep duration; HSE: habitual sleep efficiency; SDI: sleep disturbance; DD: daily dysfunction; NP: does not present problems; MP: moderate problems; SP: severe problems.