Research Article
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 |
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P-value < .05 between experimental and placebo groups.
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