Scale name

Item

Intervention Group

Control Group

Before intervention

After intervention

p

Before intervention

After intervention

p

MDASI-J

Severity of symptoms

26.8 ± 13.1

28.8 ± 14.9

0.27

26.9 ± 13.8

24.2 ± 13.5

0.04

Interference with daily living

10.9 ± 9.2

9.9 ± 8.1

0.08

9.0 ± 8.8

9.8 ± 7.7

0.03

QOL-ACD

Daily activity

28.9 ± 3.1

28.1 ± 2.2

0.39

28.1 ± 4.2

25.9 ± 3.2

0.03

Physical condition

18.2 ± 5.7

17.5 ± 4.9

0.07

17.3 ± 5.9

16.8 ± 5.1

0.35

Psychological condition

19.1 ± 3.1

20.5 ± 2.6

0.38

18.2 ± 3.8

18.9 ± 2.9

0.19

Social attiude

18.2 ± 2.9

18.8 ± 1.9

0.19

17.8 ± 2.9

17.1 ± 1.3

0.13

Face scale

3.9 ± 0.8

3.9 ± 0.9

0.21

3.9 ± 1.4

3.7 ± 0.3

0.04

Total score

85.7 ± 13.2

86.3 ± 15.4

0.29

84.8 ± 17.1

81.8 ± 17.2

0.02