Effect of Acupuncture on Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma Patients: A Single-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Table 5
The effect of acupuncture on the score of WHOQOL-BREF (Taiwanese version) in patients with glaucoma.
SG (n = 15)
AG (n = 14)
EG (n = 15)
value
Overall quality of life
Overall evaluation of quality of life
V1
3.47 ± 0.64
3.71 ± 0.73
3.67 ± 0.49
0.53
V2
3.67 ± 0.62
3.64 ± 0.50
3.67 ± 0.49
0.99
V2-V1
0.20 ± 0.41
−0.07 ± 0.47
0.00 ± 0.38
0.21
Overall health satisfaction
V1
2.80 ± 0.56
2.86 ± 0.66
3.20 ± 0.86
0.26
V2
3.33 ± 0.62
3.21 ± 0.70
3.33 ± 0.82
0.88
V2-V1
0.53 ± 0.64
0.36 ± 0.50
0.13 ± 0.35
0.11
Physiological domain
V1
14.40 ± 2.22
14.94 ± 1.57
15.35 ± 2.68
0.50
V2
14.86 ± 2.13
15.80 ± 1.11
15.77 ± 2.27
0.33
V2-V1
0.46 ± 0.99
0.86 ± 1.02
0.42 ± 0.88
0.41
Psychological domain
V1
14 ± 1.89
14.71 ± 0.99
14.44 ± 1.98
0.52
V2
14.22 ± 2.3
15.05 ± 0.97
15.07 ± 1.44
0.31
V2-V1
0.22 ± 1.15
0.33 ± 0.63
0.62 ± 1.11
0.53
Social relationship
V1
15.11 ± 1.79
15.62 ± 0.81
16.09 ± 1.28
0.16
V2
15.11 ± 1.57
15.90 ± 1.22
16.36 ± 1.18
0.05
V2-V1
0.00 ± 0.71
0.29 ± 1.4
0.27 ± 0.90
0.71
Social relationship domain (Tw)
V1
14.60 ± 1.80
15.29 ± 0.99
15.87 ± 1.19
0.05
V2
14.80 ± 1.74
15.71 ± 1.20
16.07 ± 1.22
0.05
V2-V1
0.2 ± 0.68
0.43 ± 1.28
0.2 ± 0.56
0.73
Environment
V1
14.27 ± 2.12
14.29 ± 1.79
14.63 ± 1.37
0.82
V2
14.53 ± 2.29
14.32 ± 2.17
14.90 ± 1.09
0.71
V2-V1
0.27 ± 0.82
0.04 ± 0.89
0.27 ± 0.78
0.69
Environment (Tw)
V1
14.46 ±1.90
14.51 ± 1.75
14.70 ± 1.25
0.92
V2
14.70 ± 2.09
14.54 ± 2.01
14.99 ± 1.06
0.78
V2-V1
0.24 ± 0.75
0.03 ± 0.81
0.30 ± 0.66
0.61
Total scores of life qualities
V1
99.33 ± 10.63
102.71 ± 7.63
104.33 ± 9.90
0.35
V2
101.93 ± 12.85
105.50 ± 7.67
107.00 ± 8.43
0.37
V2-V1
2.60 ± 4.31
2.79 ± 3.58
2.67 ± 3.11
0.99
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. SG, sham group; AG, acupuncture group; EG, electroacupuncture group; WHOQOL-BREF (Taiwanese version), the World Health Organization Quality Of Life brief, Taiwanese version; V1, first assessment before the first intervention; V2, second assessment after finishing the fourth intervention; V2-V1, the score difference between V2 and V1; (Tw), Taiwanese version. The intervention and group effect were measured by the repeated measures analysis of variance.
