Physical and Mental Effects of Bathing: A Randomized Intervention Study

Table 5

Retrospectively assessed mood states during each intervention (POMS scores).

	Bathing			Showering			Difference	p value
	Mean		SD	Mean		SD	Mean
Tension-Anxiety	43.7	±	6.2	46.5	±	8.1	−2.9	0.010
Depression-Dejection	47.5	±	8.7	49.6	±	8.5	−2.1	0.042
Anger-Hostility	46.9	±	6.8	50.0	±	9.7	−3.1	0.024
Fatigue	46.2	±	7.1	48.1	±	8.6	−1.8	0.124
Confusion	48.2	±	8.4	49.6	±	8.6	−1.4	0.329
Vigor	51.6	±	10.8	50.4	±	8.2	1.2	0.495

p<0.05.