Table 2 . Mean scores of state, trait and overall anxiety of the three groups before and after the intervention .
| Variable | Group | t-Test results | |||
| Massage | Control | 95% CI* | |||
|
State anxiety (Mean±SD) |
Before the intervention | 39.41±15.25 | 36.71±8.75 | -1.79 , 7.19 |
P= 0.237 T= 2.00 |
| After the intervention | 24.30±9.56 | 37.43±13.79 | -17.42 , -8.84 |
P= 0.001 T= -6.06 |
|
| P (paired t test) | 0.001 | 0.576 | - | ||
|
Trait anxiety (Mean±SD) |
Before the intervention |
40.01±14.92 | 35.31±10.98 | -0.03 , 9.43 |
P= 0.051 T= 1.96 |
| After the intervention | 26.08±11.08 | 35.33±11.60 | -13.35, -5.14 |
P= 0.001 T= -4.46 |
|
| P (paired t test) | 0.001 | 0.968 | - | ||
|
Overall anxiety (Mean±SD) |
Before the intervention |
79.43±29.34 | 72.03±18.72 | -1.49 , 16.29 |
P=0.102 T= 1.647 |
|
After the intervention |
50.38±20.35 | 72.76±21.80 | -30.00 ,-14.75 |
P=0.001 T= -5.813 |
|
| P (paired t test) | 0.001 | 0.613 | - | ||
CI= Confidence Interval of the Difference