Research Article
The Effect of Aromatherapy Abdominal Massage on Alleviating Menstrual Pain in Nursing Students: A Prospective Randomized Cross-Over Study
Table 4
Comparison of the VAS-pain and duration of pain between the two groups at the second treatment phase.
| | | Group 1 () | Group 2 () | 95% CI | |
| | VAS-pain | | | | | | 1st day | 6.8 ± 1.9 | 5.7 ± 2 | 0.2449, 1.8413 | 0.011 | | 2nd day | 5.5 ± 2.1 | 4.4 ± 2 | 0.2789, 1.9294 | 0.009 | | 3rd day | 4.1 ± 2.6 | 2.6 ± 2 | 0.5758, 2.4611 | 0.002 | | Duration of pain (hours) | 24.5 ± 8.89 | 19.3 ± 9.6 | 1.4651, 8.8957 | 0.007 |
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