Table 3

Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Results. N = 20 at each time point.


Initial
2 months
7 months
P for

Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
trend

FIQ score
51.4 ± 14.2a
33.6 ± 15.6b
27.6 ± 19.0b
2.5E-07
Physical impairment
4.8 ± 2.3a
3.6 ± 2.5b
2.7 ± 2.6b
3.5E-04
Feel Good
6.7 ± 3.1a
4.6 ± 3.5a
3.6 ± 3.4b
1.8E-03
Work missed
2.6 ± 3.0a
1.8 ± 2.8a
0.6 ± 1.3b
2.7E-02
Do Job
6.3 ± 2.0a
4.1 ± 2.3b
3.3 ± 2.7b
2.6E-06
Pain
6.6 ± 1.9a
4.5 ± 1.9b
3.6 ± 2.5b
2.7E-06
Fatigue
7.8 ± 2.0a
5.1 ± 2.2b
4.4 ± 2.8b
7.8E-06
Rested
7.8 ± 1.8a
4.7 ± 2.6b
4.1± 2.9b
1.4E-06
Stiffness
7.1 ± 2.1a
4.8 ± 2.2b
3.8 ± 2.3b
1.4E-07
Anxiety
5.7 ± 2.7a
3.2 ± 2.0b
3.0 ± 2.3b
6.5E-05
Depression
5.0 ± 3.0a
3.1 ± 2.2b
2.4 ± 2.5b
1.6E-04

Numbers with different superscripts are statistically different (P < 0.05 with Bonferroni adjustment).

Donaldson et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:7   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-1-7