Research Article

The Effects of Lavender and Citrus aurantium on Anxiety and Agitation of the Conscious Patients in Intensive Care Units: A Parallel Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 3

Results of Bonferroni test for comparing between-group variances in the mean anxiety at different times.

TimeGroup (I)Group (J)Mean differences (I-J)Standard error value

Immediately after interventionLavenderCitrus aurantium-0.110.66>0.99
Placebo-2.620.67<0.001
Citrus aurantiumPlacebo-2.510.680.001

One hour after interventionLavenderCitrus aurantium0.300.71>0.99
Placebo-0.210.72>0.99
Citrus aurantiumPlacebo-0.520.73>0.99

Three hours after interventionLavenderCitrus aurantium-0.231.29>0.99
Placebo-5.191.30<0.001
Citrus aurantiumPlacebo-4.961.320.001