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. 2016 Sep 14;2:39. doi: 10.1186/s40798-016-0063-y

Table 2.

Self-report measures before and after HIRREM

Instrument (number of participants with data) Baseline mean (SD) Mean change after HIRREM (SD) Paired t test p values Wilcoxon p values
RPQ total (n = 12) 29.2 (14.9) −19.7 (11.4) <0.001 0.001
 Headaches 3.0 (0.9) −1.4 (1.3) 0.003 0.004
 Dizziness 1.8 (1.4) −1.1 (1.1) 0.005 0.014
 Nausea/vomiting 1.3 (1.1) −1.2 (1.0) 0.002 0.008
 Noise sensitivity 1.7 (1.2) −1.2 (0.7) <0.001 0.002
 Sleep disturbance 1.4 (1.2) −0.8 (0.8) 0.005 0.016
 Fatigue 2.3 (1.4) −1.9 (1.1) <0.001 0.002
 Irritability/anger 1.7 (1.3) −1.0 (1.2) 0.015 0.031
 Depressed/tearful 1.4 (1.5) −0.8 (1.5) 0.085 0.125
 Frustrated/impatient 2.1 (1.4) −1.3 (1.6) 0.016 0.022
 Forgetful/poor memory 2.2 (1.6) −1.7 (1.4) 0.002 0.008
 Poor concentration 2.6 (1.4) −1.9 (1.5) 0.001 0.008
 Taking longer to think 2.4 (1.6) −1.8 (1.3) <0.001 0.001
 Blurred vision 1.2 (1.3) −0.8 (0.9) 0.011 0.031
 Light sensitivity 1.9 (1.2) −1.3 (0.8) <0.001 0.002
 Double vision 0.8 (1.2) −0.5 (1.0) 0.111 0.188
 Restlessness 1.4 (1.1) −0.9 (0.9) 0.005 0.016
ISI (n = 15) 7.5 (4.1) −4.1 (4.1) 0.002 0.003
CES-D (n = 10) 20.8 (14.2) −12.0 (10.0) 0.004 0.004