Table 3.

Improvement of patients with renal pruritus in Group I

5-D variables	Before treatment	After treatment	P-value
Average duration (hours/day)	2.00±0.75	1.00±0.00	0.007
Average degree	4.50±0.53	1.87±0.33	0.000
Average direction	4.37±0.51	2.12±0.83	0.000
Average disability
Sleep	2.62±1.3	1.37±0.51	0.01
Social	2.62±0.91	1.50±0.75	0.007
Housework	0.87±1.24	0.50±0.53	0.28
Work	0.00±0.00	0.00±000	–
Mean average disability	1.53±0.49	0.84±0.22	0.001
Average distribution	2.54±0.81	1.13±0.68	0.006
Average total 5-D IS score	14.94±5.66	6.96±4.52	0.001