Table 2.
Comparison of relative and definite frequencies of severity of nausea before and after the intervention in control and experiment groups
| Severity of nausea | Group, n (%)
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Mann–Whitney U test | |||
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| Experiment
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Control
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| Before | After | Before | After | ||
| No nausea | 5 (19.2) | 10 (38.5) | 7 (26.9) | 7 (26.9) | Before the intervention: |
| Trivial (1–2) | 3 (11.5) | 7 (26.9) | 2 (7.7) | 3 (11.5) | p = 0.727 |
| Average (3) | 6 (23.1) | 7 (26.9) | 5 (19.2) | 6 (23.1) | Z = −0.349 |
| Sever (4) | 8 (30.8) | 1 (3.8) | 9 (34.6) | 8 (30.8) | After the intervention: |
| Very severe (5–6) | 4 (15.4) | 1 (3.8) | 3 (11.5) | 2 (7.7) | p = 0.029 |
| Total | 26 (100) | 26 (100) | 26 (100) | 26 (100) | Z = −02n186 |
| Wilcoxon test |
p = 0.0001 Z = –3/673 |
p = 0.06 Z = –1/89 |
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