Table 5.

Comparison of POMS parameters before and after sauna with a temperature of 80°C and 120°C.

POMS variables	Temperature [oC]	Before sauna			After sauna			Differences
		Mean	SD	Min–Max	Mean	SD	Min–Max	t	p	Cohen’s d
Tension	80	10.82	3.32	5–18	5.95	3.12	3–13	−9.15	<0.001	1.95
	120	13.05	3.20	7–22	20.50	2.46	17–28	9.48	<0.001	2.02
		p=0.014; d Cohen = 0.68			p<0.001; d Cohen = 5.18
Depression	80	10.41	4.39	0–17	2.73	1.75	0–7	−8.46	<0.001	1.80
	120	8.50	2.39	4–12	12.23	3.10	7–20	4.87	<0.001	1.04
		p=0.012; d Cohen = 0.54			p<0.001; d Cohen = 3.77
Anger	80	6.09	2.62	3–13	0.59	0.80	0–3	−9.25	<0.001	1.97
	120	3.68	1.64	1–9	3.18	1.74	0–6	−1.11	ns	0.24
		p=0.001; d Cohen = 1.10			p<0.001; d Cohen = 1.91
Fatigue	80	8.64	5.41	1–18	2.41	1.40	0–6	−5.40	<0.001	1.15
	120	7.86	2.68	3–13	13.27	2.69	8–18	6.45	<0.001	1.37
		ns			p<0.001; d Cohen = 5.06
Confusion	80	4.23	2.35	1–8	1.86	1.32	0–5	−5.21	<0.001	1.11
	120	4.05	1.65	0–7	13.50	2.56	10–18	15.52	<0.001	3.31
		ns			p<0.001; d Cohen = 5.71
Vigor	80	16.59	2.92	11–21	22.41	1.89	20–26	9.61	<0.001	2.05
	120	15.41	2.61	12–23	2.36	1.18	0–5	−23.29	<0.001	4.97
		ns			p<0.001; d Cohen = 12.73