Table 3.
Comparison of sleep quality between two groups.
| Subjective sleep quality | Sleep latency | |||
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| Before nursing | After nursing | Before nursing | After nursing | |
| Control group (n = 54) | 2.45 ± 0.19 | 1.52 ± 0.09 | 2.67 ± 0.26 | 1.73 ± 0.18 |
| Experimental group (n = 66) | 2.48 ± 0.12 | 1.07 ± 0.07 | 2.58 ± 0.31 | 1.11 ± 0.09 |
| χ 2/t | 0.9183 | 30.8100 | 1.6428 | 24.5000 |
| P | 0.3603 | <0.0001 | 0.1031 | <0.0001 |
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| Sleep duration | Habitual sleep efficiency | |||
| Before nursing | After nursing | Before nursing | After nursing | |
| Control group (n = 54) | 2.78 ± 0.64 | 1.76 ± 0.31 | 2.59 ± 0.27 | 1.44 ± 0.31 |
| Experimental group (n = 66) | 2.75 ± 0.60 | 1.28 ± 0.24 | 2.57 ± 0.32 | 1.06 ± 0.23 |
| χ 2/t | 0.2644 | 9.5590 | 0.3650 | 7.7020 |
| P | 0.7919 | <0.0001 | 0.7157 | <0.0001 |
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| Sleep disturbances | Use of sleeping medication | |||
| Before nursing | After nursing | Before nursing | After nursing | |
| Control group (n = 54) | 1.92 ± 0.74 | 1.41 ± 0.55 | 2.57 ± 0.25 | 1.27 ± 0.16 |
| Experimental group (n = 66) | 1.97 ± 0.51 | 1.12 ± 0.37 | 2.52 ± 0.19 | 1.03 ± 0.07 |
| χ 2/t | 0.4367 | 3.4380 | 1.2442 | 10.9800 |
| P | 0.6631 | 0.0008 | 0.2159 | <0.0001 |
P < 0.05. Likewise, the subjective sleep quality and sleep latency before and after nursing for the EG were 2.48 ± 0.12, 2.58 ± 0.31 and 1.07 ± 0.07, and 1.11 ± 0.09. respectively.