Table 2.

Comparing the mean and standard deviation of pain severity, before and after the intervention in both group

Intervention time	Groups		Statistical test
	Foot reflexology Mean (SD)	Hand reflexology Mean (SD)	t	df	p
Before intervention	8.26 (1.14)	8.16 (1.06)	3.14	72	0.77*
1 h after intervention	6.58 (0.83)	7.21 (1.08)	5.43	72	0.05*
3 h after intervention	4.53 (1.02)	6.16 (0.95)	7.65	72	<0.001*
24 h after intervention	1.63 (0.89)	2.74 (0.65)	9.36	72	<0.001*

*t-test