Value of Chuanjin Qinggan decoction in improving the depressive state of patients with herpes zoster combined with depression

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study subjects [n (%)], M (P₂₅, P₇₅)

Clinical characteristics	Western medicine (n = 43)	Combination (n = 43)	χ2/t	P value
Sex			0.427	0.514
Man	26 (60.50)	23 (53.50)
Woman	17 (39.50)	20 (46.50)
Age (yr)	58.53 ± 5.16	59.12 ± 5.04	-0.528	0.599
Herpes zoster disease course (d)	5.00 (4.00, 6.00)	5.00 (4.00, 6.00)	-0.317	0.751
Residence			0.187	0.665
Town	19 (44.20)	21 (48.80)
City	24 (55.80)	22 (51.20)
Years of education			0.466	0.792
< 9	8 (18.60)	10 (23.30)
9-12	24 (55.80)	21 (48.80)
> 12	11 (25.60)	12 (27.90)

Table 2 The pain scores between the two groups, M (P₂₅, P₇₅)

Group	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment	Z	P value
Western medicine (n = 43)	7.00 (6.00, 8.00)	4.00 (4.00, 5.00)	-6.801	< 0.001
Combination (n = 43)	7.00 (6.00, 8.00)	4.00 (3.00, 4.00)	-7.960	< 0.001
Z	-0.448	-3.825
P value	0.654	< 0.001

Table 3 Effectiveness of herpes zoster treatment, n (%)

Group	Remarkable effect	Effective	Ineffective
Western medicine (n = 43)	11 (25.58)	22 (51.16)	10 (23.26)
Combination (n = 43)	19 (44.19)	18 (41.86)	6 (13.95)
Z	-2.144
P value	0.032

Table 4 Comparison of adverse reactions produced by different treatment regimens, n (%)

Group	Headache	Blurred vision	Nausea	Emesis	Others	Total
Western medicine (n = 43)	5 (11.63)	2 (4.65)	6 (13.95)	3 (6.98)	3 (6.98)	17 (39.53)
Combination (n = 43)	2 (4.65)	1 (2.33)	4 (9.30)	1 (2.33)	3 (6.98)	8 (18.60)
χ2						4.568
P value						0.033