Effects of Aroma Massage on Home Blood Pressure, Ambulatory Blood Pressure, and Sleep Quality in Middle-Aged Women with Hypertension
Table 2
Aroma massage on home BP.
Time
Aroma ()
Placebo ()
Control. ()
SBP
Baseline
128.1 ± 12.2
127.5 ± 14.4
121.5 ± 13.1
2.06
0.13
1st week
Tue.
120.7 ± 14.1
121.2 ± 12.4
125.7 ± 12.3
1.24
0.29
Fri.
118.5 ± 13.8
122.8 ± 13.7
123.3 ± 11.0
1.12
0.33
2nd week
Tue.
120.6 ± 11.0
121.6 ± 12.3
122.4 ± 11.9
0.16
0.85
Fri.
117.9 ± 10.1
117.6 ± 13.4
121.7 ± 11.3
1.06
0.35
3rd week
Tue.
116.0 ± 12.5
118.6 ± 12.7
122.3 ± 11.8
1.77
0.18
Fri.
114.7 ± 12.6
119.5 ± 11.1
121.9 ± 12.0
2.65
0.08
4th week
Tue.
115.6 ± 9.3
121.6 ± 12.1
122.2 ± 11.1
3.21
0.05
Fri.
113.3 ± 11.0a
121.8 ± 11.3b
120.9 ± 12.1b
4.66
0.01
Group: ; time: ; group × time:
DBP
Baseline
79.7 ± 9.5
80.4 ± 11.3
80.1 ± 10.6
0.04
0.96
1st week
Tue.
79.0 ± 8.4
77.8 ± 9.1
81.5 ± 11.0
1.06
0.96
Fri.
78.8 ± 9.9
79.4 ± 10.1
81.5 ± 11.0
0.26
0.67
2nd week
Tue.
80.9 ± 6.6
78.7 ± 6.6
79.2 ± 9.8
0.52
0.36
Fri.
79.9 ± 8.3
77.0 ± 10.2
79.6 ± 9.1
0.86
0.21
3rd week
Tue.
79.4 ± 8.7
76.4 ± 11.5
81.0 ±10.4
1.45
0.13
Fri.
77.9 ± 9.5
76.8 ± 11.0
80.1 ± 7.6
0.91
0.40
4th week
Tue.
77.5 ± 9.1
78.2 ± 10.1
79.4 ± 8.6
0.29
0.90
Fri.
75.9 ± 8.1
77.4 ± 10.5
79.4 ± 10.1
0.89
0.66
Group: ; time: ; group × time:
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Means for each group with different superscript (a, or b) indicate a significant difference (Tukey test; ). BP: blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PR: pulse rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure.
