Table 4.

Improvement of patients with hepatic pruritus in Group I

5-D variables	Before treatment	After treatment	P-value
Average duration (hours/day)	2.71±0.75	1.14±0.37	0.000
Average degree	5.00±0.00	2.42±0.53	0.000
Average direction	4.14±0.37	2.14±0.37	0.000
Average disability
Sleep	3.14±1.34	1.57±0.53	0.005
Social	2.85±1.06	1.28±0.48	0.002
Housework	1.42±1.61	0.85±0.89	0.01
Work	0.42±0.78	0.28±0.48	0.35
Mean average disability	2.45±1.09	1.25±0.48	0.004
Average distribution	2.68±1.96	1.38±0.53	0.003
Average total 5-D IS score	16.98±6.26	8.33±11.4	0.006