Table 3 Correlation of HFS-36 subscale and severity of HFS before BTX treatment and difference of HFS-36 before and after treatment

Subscales

Item number

Spearsman's Correlation

p -value

Mean

difference #

p -value

Mobility

1-5

0.23*

0.023

12.1*

<0.0001

Activities of daily living

6-10

0.25*

0.011

10.5*

<0.0001

Emotional well-being

11-17

0.24*

0.013

8.8*

<0.0001

Stigma

18-22

0.06

0.566

20.4*

<0.0001

Social support

23-25

0.15

0.144

0.6

0.07

Cognition

26-28

0.13

0.208

10.5*

<0.0001

Bodily discomfort

29-33

0.25*

0.010

8.3*

<0.0001

Communication

34-36

0.19

0.058

2.6*

0.007