Table 1.
The mothers’ mean score of anxiety (state and trait) before and after the intervention in the three groups
| Anxiety assessment time |
Supportive care (n=50)
Mean (SD) |
Acupressure (n=50)
Mean (SD) |
Control (n=50)
Mean (SD) |
P . value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before intervention | 56.8 (2.6) | 57.6 (3.6) | 57.6 (2.2) | 0.4 |
| After intervention | 35.5 (5.8) | 37.5 (9.1) | 69.8 (6.6) | <0.001 |
| Changes in anxiety score * | -20.5 (8.0) | -20.0 (7.2) | 11.1 (9.5) | <0.001 |
SD: standard deviation
*
Anxiety scores after intervention-Anxiety scores before intervention