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Table 2 Comparison of the sleep quality before and after the intervention in study groups

From: Comparing the effect of aromatherapy with peppermint and lavender on the sleep quality of cardiac patients: a randomized controlled trial

 

Sleep quality score

 

Groups

Peppermint

Lavender

Control

P-value

Intervention

Med(IQR#)

95%ci

Med (IQR)

95%ci

Med (IQR)

95%ci

 

Before

15(2)

14.4,15.3

15|(2)

14.3,15.3

14(2)

13.6,14.5

1* $

After

4(2)

3.2,4.7

5(3)

4.1,5. 6

14(5)

11.8,14.4

< 0.001$

P-value

< 0.001&

< 0.001&

0.275&

 
  1. *Non-significant, $ Based on Kruskal-Wallis H test, # Interquartile Range, & Based on Wilcoxon signed-rank test
  2. There was a significant difference between sleep quality scores before and after intervention in each of the lavender and peppermint groups; but in control group, the mean‌ scores of sleep quality before and after intervention were not statistically significant
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Sleep Science and Practice

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