Table 3. Mean and Standard Deviation of Vomiting, Nausea, Retching and Total Rhodes Index Score in Days 1 to 7 in the Three Groups .
Variables and Groups | The First Day | The Second Day | The Third Day | The Fourth Day | The Fifth Day | The Sixth Day | The Seventh Day | P |
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Vomiting | < 0.001 | |||||||
Ginger | 4.62 ± 4.05 | 5.24 ± 3.47 | 5.58 ± 3.61 | 3.06 ± 3.07 | 2.42 ± 2.73 | 1.90 ± 2.32 | 2.58 ± 3.19 | |
Acupressure | 5.42 ± 3.92 | 5.54 ± 3.40 | 4.46 ± 3.15 | 4.90 ± 3.42 | 4.69 ± 3.55 | 4.15 ± 3.29 | 4.25 ± 3.38 | |
Control | 5.23 ± 2.53 | 5.08 ± 2.94 | 5.10 ± 2.82 | 5.37 ± 2.91 | 6.26 ± 3.42 | 6.12 ± 3.40 | 5.66 ± 3.10 | |
Nausea | < 0.001 | |||||||
Ginger | 8.92 ± 2.44 | 7.90 ± 2.88 | 8.46 ± 2.55 | 5.88 ± 2.17 | 4.44 ± 2.26 | 4.00 ± 3.02 | 3.62 ± 3.15 | |
Acupressure | 10.18 ± 2.19 | 8.93 ± 3.17 | 8.55 ± 2.61 | 7.32 ± 3.60 | 6.83 ± 3.70 | 6.68 ± 2.71 | 8.03 ± 4.11 | |
Control | 9.17 ± 2.39 | 7.90 ± 3.28 | 8.17 ± 2.80 | 7.82 ± 3.68 | 8.71 ± 3.35 | 9.35 ± 3.03 | 7.08 ± 3.0 | |
Retching | < 0.001 | |||||||
Ginger | 4.24 ± 2.56 | 4.32 ± 2.08 | 4.42 ± 2.22 | 3.10 ± 1.51 | 2.34 ± 1.33 | 2.02 ± 1.98 | 2.12 ± 2.27 | |
Acupressure | 5.06 ± 2.81 | 5.12 ± 2.42 | 4.56 ± 1.89 | 3.56 ± 2.48 | 3.37 ± 2.04 | 3.12 ± 2.42 | 3.66 ± 2.47 | |
Control | 4.85 ± 2.51 | 3.79 ± 2.51 | 4.39 ± 2.70 | 4.61 ± 2.26 | 4.70 ± 2.01 | 4.92 ± 2.70 | 4.48 ± 2.25 | |
Total | < 0.001 | |||||||
Ginger | 17.78 ± 7.43 | 17.46 ± 7.67 | 18.46 ± 5.98 | 12.04 ± 5.38 | 9.20 ± 5.24 | 7.92 ± 5.40 | 8.32 ± 7.48 | |
Acupressure | 19.27 ± 7.17 | 18.20 ± 6.72 | 16.19 ± 5.51 | 14.39 ± 8.53 | 13.50 ± 8.12 | 12.56 ± 7.26 | 14.56 ± 8.66 | |
Control | 19.25 ± 5.16 | 16.78 ± 6.95 | 17.67 ± 7.21 | 17.81 ± 7.50 | 19.67 ± 6.70 | 20.41 ± 7.58 | 17.23 ± 6.91 |