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Morning and evening psychosomatic condition scores collected from the self-assessment psychosomatic complaint questionnaire |
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| High Self-Assessment Group (n = 7) |
Low Self-Assessment Group (n = 8) |
Morning Comparison |
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| Morning (08:00 h) |
Evening (20:00 h) |
Morning (08:00 h) |
Evening (20:00 h) |
t-value |
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| • Physical symptoms |
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| 1. Drowsiness |
3.14 |
1.43 |
3.38 |
1.50 |
-0.67 |
| 2. Poor appetite |
2.14 |
1.86 |
2.25 |
1.38 |
-0.30 |
| 3. Heaviness in the head |
1.14 |
1.29 |
1.38 |
1.13 |
-1.00 |
| 4. Dizziness |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.75 |
1.25 |
-3.00* |
| 5. Whole-body fatigue |
2.00 |
1.57 |
2.63 |
1.75 |
-1.49 |
| • Mental symptoms |
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| 6. Lack of motivation |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.75 |
2.13 |
-1.82 |
| 7. Easily irritated |
1.00 |
1.14 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
-2.65* |
| 8. Feelings of melancholy |
1.00 |
1.14 |
1.88 |
2.13 |
-2.97* |
| 9. Desire to rest |
2.00 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
-2.45* |
| 10. Anxiety |
1.14 |
1.57 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
-3.80** |
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| total |
19.00 |
16.60 |
32.75 |
23.00 |
-3.96** |
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The scores shown are means. Each scale ranges from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating a greater degree of psychosomatic symptoms (No, Somewhat No, Somewhat Yes, Yes). **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05 | |||||
Nagane et al. Journal of Circadian Rhythms 2009 7:10 doi:10.1186/1740-3391-7-10 |
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