Table 1.
Answers to the short custom questionnaire immediately after 3 weeks of therapy (n = number of completed questions)
| Extremely | Considerable | A little | Not at all | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much did your skin condition improve after the treatment considering | ||||
| Itching? (n = 63) | 46 (73.0%) | 15 (23.8%) | 2 (3.2%) | 0 |
| Pain? (n = 54) | 48 (88.9%) | 6 (11.1) | 0 | 0 |
| Skin tension? (n = 62) | 51 (82.3%) | 11 (17.7%) | 0 | 0 |
| Induration? (n = 64) | 49 (76.6%) | 14 (21.9%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0 |
| Scaling? (n = 66) | 56 (84.8%) | 9 (13.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 |
| Psychological problems?* (n = 66) | 31 (47.0%) | 18 (27.3%) | 4 (6.1%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Have you attained your treatment goal? (n = 66) | 44 (66.7%) | 21 (31.8%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 |
| Yes | Probably yes | Probably no | No | |
| Would you use this kind of therapy again? (n = 66) | 59 (89.4%) | 6 (9.1%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 |
*Twelve patients (18.2%) stated that they had no psychological problems prior to treatment.