Effect of Abdominal Massage with and without Salvia officinalis on Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 1
Description of participations/clinical information in three study groups.
Variables
Group
The AM with AS group
The AM without AS group
The control group
Statistical analysis
value
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Duration of cancer (months)
8.95
6.50
8.25
4.55
8.25
6.73
F = 0.09
0.91
Duration of chemotherapy (months)
5.70
4.11
6.90
4.61
6.70
6.21
F = 0.32
0.72
Weight (kg)
62.60
13.57
63.75
11.06
63.95
12.90
F = 0.07
0.94
n
%
n
%
n
%
Type of cancer
Breast
7
35.0
4
20.0
4
20.0
χ2 = 8.14
0.62
Blood
2
10.0
2
10.0
2
10.0
Respiratory tract
2
10.0
4
20.0
2
10.0
Gastrointestinal
4
20.0
4
20.0
5
25.0
Reproductive
2
10.0
4
20.0
1
5.0
Others
3
15.0
1
5.0
6
30.0
Other cancer treatments
No
7
35.0
9
45.0
10
50.0
Fisher’s exact test = 4.22
0.65
Surgery
8
40.0
8
40.0
9
45.0
Radiotherapy
2
10.0
2
10.0
0
0
Surgery and radiotherapy
3
15.0
1
5.0
1
5.0
Other underlying diseases
No
18
90.0
19
95.0
19
95.0
χ2 = 0.54
0.76
Yes
2
10.0
1
5.0
1
5.0
Melanoma, lymphoma, and pancreatic cancer. Diabetes and hypertension. AM: abdominal massage; AS: aromatic substance; SD: standard deviation; F: analysis of variance.
