Research Article
The Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Sleep Quality of Nurses on Monthly Rotating Night Shifts
Table 1
Comparison of demographics between the two groups.
| Variable | Treatment () | Control () | or | | | % | Mean | SD | | % | Mean | SD |
| Age | 27 | | 28.36 | 4.67 | 23 | | 30.55 | 5.98 | | 0.153 | Number of years at the hospital | 27 | | 4.67 | 4.09 | 23 | | 6.74 | 5.17 | | 0.129 | BMI | 27 | | 22.76 | 4.17 | 23 | | 21.71 | 3.09 | 1.00 | 0.324 | Job title | | | | | | | | | | | Contract nurse | 18 | 58.10 | | | 13 | 41.90 | | | 0.54 | 0.461 | Government employee | 9 | 47.40 | | | 10 | 52.60 | | | | | Skill advancement | | | | | | | | | | 0.672 | N | 6 | 75.00 | | | 2 | 25.00 | | | | | N1 | 7 | 53.80 | | | 6 | 46.20 | | | | | N2 | 10 | 47.60 | | | 11 | 52.40 | | | | | ≧N3 | 4 | 50.00 | | | 4 | 50.00 | | | | | Highest degree | | | | | | | | | | 0.451 | Associate | 0 | 0.00 | | | 2 | 100.00 | | | | | Bachelor | 26 | 56.50 | | | 20 | 43.50 | | | | | Master | 1 | 50.00 | | | 1 | 50.00 | | | | |
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