Research Article
The Effect of Aromatherapy Abdominal Massage on Alleviating Menstrual Pain in Nursing Students: A Prospective Randomized Cross-Over Study
Table 2
Comparison of the VAS-pain and duration of pain between the two groups at the first treatment phase.
| | | Group 1 () | Group 2 () | 95% CI | |
| | VAS-pain | | | | | | 1st day | 5.8 ± 2.1 | 6.8 ± 1.7 | −1.7921, −0.2213 | 0.013 | | 2nd day | 4.3 ± 2 | 5.4 ± 1.9 | −1.7359, −0.1502 | 0.010 | | 3rd day | 2.7 ± 2 | 3.8 ± 1.9 | −1.9408, −0.3267 | 0.006 | | Duration of pain (hours) | 18.6 ± 8.8 | 23.1 ± 8.9 | −7.9121, −0.7519 | 0.018 |
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