Research Article
The Physical Effects of Aromatherapy in Alleviating Work-Related Stress on Elementary School Teachers in Taiwan
Table 2
The HRV one-way ANOVA results before and after natural bergamot essential oil treatment for all participants.
| Indicators | Before () | After () | F | P |
| LF (ms2) | 9.80 ± 1.19 | 9.05 ± 1.31 | 15.21 | 0.00** | HF (ms2) | 8.91 ± 1.45 | 8.96 ± 1.36 | 0.04 | 0.840 | LF/HF (nu) | 0.88 ± 1.00 | 0.10 ± 1.10 | 24.34 | 0.00** | LF% (nu) | 68.6 ± 19.4 | 52.2 ± 22.2 | 26.76 | 0.00** | HF% (nu) | 32.3 ± 19.5 | 48.7 ± 22.1 | 26.92 | 0.00** | RRI (ms) | 766.3 ± 90.2 | 781.5 ± 98.4 | 1.12 | 0.290 |
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