Research Article
Use of Mustard Seed Footbaths for Respiratory Tract Infections: A Pilot Study
Table 3
Longitudinal effects of mustard seed footbaths in the intervention and the control group.
| | Scale | | Intervention group (N = 88) mean (SE) | Control group (N = 30) mean (SE) | Time effect F ( value) | Time × group effect F ( value) |
| | Sensation of cold | T0 | 9.61 (0.46) | 7.23 (0.79) | 23.96 (<0.01) | 0.69 (0.41) | | T1 | 8.07 (0.46) | 6.23 (0.79) |
| | Need for warmth | T0 | 9.28 (0.37) | 8.19 (0.63) | 0.07 (0.79) | 1.13 (0.29) | | T1 | 9.50 (0.41) | 7.81 (0.69) |
| | Devotion | T0 | 13.93 (0.35) | 13.87 (0.59) | 10.60 (<0.01) | 2.78 (0.09) | | T1 | 14.92 (0.37) | 13.97 (0.63) |
| | Exhilaration | T0 | 8.23 (0.24) | 7.81 (0.41) | 4.08 (0.05) | 1.41 (0.24) | | T1 | 8.64 (0.24) | 7.81 (0.41) |
| | Unwellness | T0 | 13.21 (0.57) | 11.33 (0.98) | 61.41 (<0.05) | 0.06 (0.81) | | T1 | 9.16 (0.61) | 7.57 (1.04) |
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SE, standard error. Statistical significance . |
