Table 4 Results of each questionnaire on psychological condition and QOL
|  | FD (n = 16) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Score, Median [IQR] | Variability rates, (%), Median [IQR] | p value | ||
Before taking sleep aids | After taking sleep aids | |||
Psychological condition | ||||
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) | ||||
 Total Score | 13.0 [10.3, 19.8] | 12.5 [6.3, 17.0] | − 15.9 [− 37.6, + 12.5] | .030 |
 HADS-A | 7.5 [6.0, 10.5] | 6.0 [4.0, 9.8] | − 9.6 [− 42.2, 0] | .020 |
 HADS-D | 6.0 [4.0, 9.8] | 5.5 [3.0, 8.8] | − 23.6 [− 33.3, + 12.5] | .140 |
QOL | ||||
The Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) | ||||
 Total score | 63.9 [42.3, 71.2] | 71.9 [58.3, 77.3] |  + 5.0 [0, + 33.6] | .017 |
 Physical functioning (PF) | 80.0 [70.0, 90.0] | 90.0 [75.0, 100.0] |  + 5.3 [0, + 12.5] | .011 |
 Role physical (RP) | 75.0 [56.3, 100.0] | 75.0 [62.5, 93.8] | 0 [− 11.2, + 50.0] | .556 |
 Bodily Pain (BP) | 41.0 [22.0, 52.0] | 52.0 [41.0, 72.0] |  + 35.5 [+ 19.6, + 86.4] | .001 |
 General health (GH) | 45.0 [15.0, 57.0] | 45.0 [35.0, 67.0] |  + 21.8 [0, + 66.7] | .007 |
 Vitality (VT) | 43.8 [31.3, 56.3] | 50.0 [37.5, 62.5] |  + 11.0 [− 16.5, + 50.0] | .306 |
 Social functioning (SF) | 75.0 [37.5, 75.0] | 87.5 [62.5, 100.0] |  + 16.7 [0, + 33.3] | .009 |
 Role emotional (RE) | 83.3 [58.3, 100.0] | 91.7 [66.7, 100.0] | 0 [− 16.6, + 42.9] | .207 |
 Mental health (MH) | 60.0 [50.0, 75.0] | 65.0 [50.0, 80.0] | 0 [0, + 33.3] | .282 |