Table 2.
Comparison of the mean scores of the severity of RLS at different time intervals between the group.
| Time | Group | Mean ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before the intervention | Reflexology | 19.77 ± 3.049 | ||
| Aromatherapy massage | 21.71 ± 4.515 | |||
| Placebo | 20.43 ± 4.565 | |||
| After 4 weeks of the intervention | Foot Reflexology | 18.60 ± 5.192 | ||
| Aromatherapy | 17.06 ± 5.179 | |||
| Placebo | 20.54 ± 3.071 | |||
| After 8 weeks of the intervention | Foot Reflexology | 16.80 ± 5.357 | ||
| Aromatherapy | 13.20 ± 4.880 | |||
| Placebo | 19.51 ± 2.904 | |||
| Tests of Fixed Effects | Estimates of Fixed Effects | |||
| Source | DF | F | Sig | |
| Time | 2102 | 36.89 | 0.001 | a vs. c SE = 0.87, t = 1.04, p = 0.30 b vs. c SE = 0.60, t = 1.69, p = 0.09 |
| Group | 2102 | 5.70 | 0.004 | Reflexology vs. Placebo SE = 1.07, t = −2.51, p = 0.01 Aromatherapy vs. Placebo SE = 1.07, t = −5.86, p = 0.001 |
| Time*Group | 4102 | 10.06 | 0.001 | Reflexology *,a vs. Placebo *,a SE = 1.24, t = 1.65, p = 0.10 Aromatherapy *,a vs. Placebo *,a SE = 1.24, t = 6.12, p = 0.001 Foot Reflexology *,b vs. Placebo *,a SE = 0.85, t = 0.90, p = 0.37 Aromatherapy *,b vs. Placebo *,a SE = 0.85, t = 3.30, p = 0.001 |
a: Before the intervention. b: After 4 weeks of the intervention. c: After 8 weeks of the intervention. *: Interaction.