Effects of Benson Relaxation Technique and Music Therapy on the Anxiety of Primiparous Women Prior to Cesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

The demographic characteristics of the participants in the groups.

Variables	Groups N (%)			value
	BRT	MT	Control
Age; mean (SD), year	26.94 (6.50)	29.97 (7.66)	29.34 (6.68)	0.16^a
Marriage duration; mean (SD), year	5.25 (2.66)	4.94 (2.58)	5.11 (2.69)	0.88^a
Education level				0.27^b
Under diploma	19 (54.3)	20 (57.1)	22 (62.9)
Diploma	4 (11.4)	8 (22.9)	8 (22.9)
Academic	12 (34.3)	7 (20)	5 (14.3)
Job status				0.08^b
Housewife	26 (74.3)	19 (54.3)	27 (77.1)
Employed	9 (25.7)	16 (45.7)	8 (22.9)
Economic status (self-report)				0.99^b
Weak	12 (34.3)	2 (5.7)	9 (25.7)
Fair	9 (25.7)	12 (34.3)	17 (48.6)
Good	14 (40)	20 (57.1)	9 (25.7)
Living place				0.33^b
City	34 (97.1)	31 (88.6)	31 (88.6)
Village	1 (2.9)	4 (11.4)	4 (11.4)

BRT: Benson’s relaxation technique; MT: Music therapy^aOne-way ANOVA test^bChi-squared test.