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. 2005 Apr 27;2(2):179–184. doi: 10.1093/ecam/neh087

Table 3.

Psychological measures

STAI (trait-anxiety) STAI (state-anxiety) SDS
Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test
Aromatherapy massage
    Mean 41.4 39.4 41.2 34.1 37 37.6
    P-value 0.21 0.0084 0.52
Carrier oil massage
    Mean 43 41 42 34 36 37
    P-value 0.22 0.0064 0.3