Variable

Improvement VAS (Baseline-After)

No

Yes

Total

P

N

10

14

24

Gender

Female

5

7

12

1.00

Male

5

7

12

Age

0.75†

Average ± dp

53.40 ± 8.91

54.54 ± 9.43

54.13 ± 9.04

Education

Illiterate

-

-

-

1.00

Incomplete secondary education

3

5

8

Complete higher education

7

6

13

-

3

3

Marital Status

Single

1

1

2

1.00

Married

8

10

18

Divorced

1

3

4

Widowed

-

-

-

Religion

No

3

2

5

1.00

Yes

7

12

19

Housing

Same city as the research

6

11

17

0.39

Other city

4

3

7

Belief stimulation

No

1

-

2

0.42

Yes

7

8

22

WHOQoL

Quality of Life (item 1)

2.50 ± 0.97

3.36 ± 0.93

3.00 ± 1.02

0.04†*

Health satisfaction (item 2)

2.20 ± 1.03

2.79 ± 1.05

2.54 ± 1.06

0.23††

Physical

34.50 ± 22.20

48.7 ± 14.58

42.71 ± 19.05

0.07†

Psychological

56.30 ± 21.18

66.71 ± 18.12

62.38 ± 19.71

0.21†

Social Relations

52.50 ± 24.04

69.64 ± 17.95

62.50 ± 21.97

0.09††

Environment

60.60 ± 12.79

66.64 ± 13.58

64.13 ± 13.32

0.28†

SF-12

Physical Component

30.26 ± 7.75

32.90 ± 4.37

31.80 ± 6.01

0.30†

Mental Component

43.08 ± 14.72

50.05 ± 10.57

47.15 ± 12.66

0.19†

BDI Depression Rating

None

4

10

14

0.08

Slight

1

2

3

Moderate

3

1

4

Severe/extremely severe

6

6

12

Improvement

Improvement

1

5

6

0.34

No changes

8

9

17

Worsens

1

-

1

Side Effects

Absent

3

8

11

0.24

Present

7

6

13

Sleep Improvement

Absent

9

10

19

0.36

Present

1

4

5