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. 2015 Nov 1;17(11):e20111. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.20111

Table 2. Mean Scores Before and After the Intervention, and Confidence Interval Changes in Sleep Quality of the Elderly in Reflexology Groupa.

Components of Questionnaire Before Intervention After Intervention Statistical Indicators
Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD CI 95% for Difference P Wilcoxon
Subjective Sleep Quality 0.91 ± 1.04 1 0.52 ± 0.66 0.04 - 0.05 Z = -2.17, P = 0.02
Sleep latency 1.17 ± 1.15 1 0.65 ± 0.98 0.01 - 0.02 Z = -3.20, P = 0.001
Sleep Duration 1.17 ± 1.14 1 0.73 ± 0.96 0.04 - 0.05 Z = -2.07, P = 0.03
Sleep Efficiency 0.95 ± 1.22 0 0.60 ± 0.83 0.23 - 0.25 Z = -1.24, P = 0.21
Sleep Disturbances 30.91 ± 0.51 1 0.86 ± 0.54 1.00 -1.00 Z = -0.33, P = 0.73
Use of sLeep Medication 0.69 ± 1.25 0 0.47 ± 1.08 0.24 - 0.25 Z = -1.63, P = 0.10
Day Time Dysfunction 0.26 ± 0.54 0 0.04 ± 0.20 0.12 - 0.13 Z = -1.89, P = 0.05
Total Score 6.08 ± 5.27 4 3.91 ±4.04 0.007 - 0.01 Z = -2.57, P = 0.01

aAbbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.