Research Article
The Effect of Aromatherapy Abdominal Massage on Alleviating Menstrual Pain in Nursing Students: A Prospective Randomized Cross-Over Study
Table 1
Student's baseline data at the time of enrollment.
| | | Group 1 () | Group 2 () | |
| | Age at randomization (year) | 20.1 ± 2.2 | 19.9 ± 1.8 | 0.542 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 23.2 ± 1.8 | 22.7 ± 1.9 | 0.133 | | Age at menarche (years) | 12.5 ± 1.7 | 12.4 ± 1.7 | 0.778 | | Length of menstrual cycle (days) | 27.5 ± 4.5 | 28 ± 4.2 | 0.578 | | Duration of menstrual flow (days) | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 4.5 ± 1.3 | 0.259 | | VAS-pain | | | | | 1st day | 6.7 ± 1.8 | 6.8 ± 1.6 | 0.835 | | 2nd day | 5.5 ± 2.2 | 5.3 ± 1.9 | 0.682 | | 3rd day | 4.1 ± 2.6 | 3.9 ± 2.4 | 0.733 | | Duration of pain (hours) | 24.6 ± 8.9 | 23.1 ± 8.9 | 0.408 | | Amount of menstrual blood (number of pads) | | | | | 1st day | | | | | Scanty (1 pad) | 6 (12.5%) | 7 (14.9%) | 0.943 | | Average (2-3 pads) | 25 (52.1%) | 24 (51.1%) | | | Excessive (≥4 pads) | 17 (35.4%) | 16 (34%) | | | 2nd day | | | | | Scanty (1 pad) | 8 (16.7) | 8 (17%) | 0.995 | | Average (2-3 pads) | 26 (54.2%) | 25 (53.2%) | | | Excessive (≥4 pads) | 14 (29.2%) | 14 (29.8%) | | | 3rd day | | | | | Scanty (1 pad) | 12 (25%) | 12 (25.5%) | 0.907 | | Average (2-3 pads) | 33 (68.8%) | 31 (66%) | | | Excessive (≥4 pads) | 3 (6.3%) | 4 (8.5%) | |
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