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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants

From: Awareness of comfort immediately after a relaxation therapy session affects future quality of life and autonomic function: a prospective cohort study on the expectations of therapy

 

Awareness group

(n=25)

Non-awareness group

(n=19)

p

Age, year

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

61.4

12.6

65.3

10.6

0.277

Sex

n

%

n

%

 

 Male

8

32

8

42

0.119

 Female

17

68

11

58

Relationship with the patient

n

%

n

%

 

 Mother

0

0

2

10.5

 Hasband

7

28

8

42.1

 Wife

15

60

8

42.1

 Son

1

4

0

0

 Daughter

2

8

1

5.3

Resonant frequency

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

6.5

0.7

6

0.7

0.869

n

%

n

%

 

 5

4

16

2

10.5

 5.5

7

28

2

10.5

 6

2

8

1

5.3

 6.5

10

40

4

21

 7

2

8

10

52.6

Home self-care group

(randomized allocation in the previous study)

n

%

n

%

13

52

11

57.8

0.705

NRS assessing expectations of treatment

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

 Before HRV-BF

6.4

1.9

6.3

1.8

0.6

 After HRV-BF

8.6

1.4

6.8

2.2

0.004

J-ZBI

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

39.6

16.1

32.3

12.4

0.095

SF-12 (day 0)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

 PCS

35.2

14.4

39.7

20.3

0.116

 MCS

35.6

10.8

34.5

13.4

0.458

 RCS

21.2

17.2

29.1

12.3

0.01

low-frequency power (day 0, resonant breathing)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

 Before

254.1

179.8

283.8

202.2

0.574

 During

744.4

518.2

725.4

518.2

0.715

 After

401.9

335

423.2

382.6

0.59

  1. QOL quality of life, NRS numerical rating scale, HRV heart rate variability, BF: biofeedback, J-ZBI Japanese version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview, SF-12 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey, PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary, RCS role/social component summary