Table 2. Intra-group comparison of anxiety level and physiological parameters before and after receiving the Geranium essential oil with control group.
| Variables |
Before
MD (SD) ** |
After
MD (SD) ** |
P |
| Geranium group | |||
| Anxiety | 56.75 (9.9) | 52.73 (11.7) | 0.001* |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)*** | 110 (20) | 110 (12) | 0.08✝ |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)*** | 70 (10) | 70 (10) | 0.005✝ |
| Pulse rate *** | 84 (9) | 82 (8) | 0.056✝ |
| Respiration rate *** | 18 (4) | 18 (4) | 0.52✝ |
| Control group *** | |||
| Anxiety *** | 53.45 (6.1) | 52.31 (6.2) | 0.003* |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)*** | 100 (10) | 100 (18) | 0.28✝ |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)*** | 65 (10) | 60 (20) | 0.03✝ |
| Pulse rate *** | 80 (16) | 80 (10) | 0.13✝ |
| Respiration rate *** | 16 (4) | 16 (4) | 0.79✝ |
* Paired test, **Mean (Standard deviation),***Middle (interquartile range),✝ Wilcoxon test