Variable Variable Control group (n=40) Intervention group(n=40) Independent t- test
Anxiety (mean ± SD) Pre-test 51.65 ± 5.23 49.60 ± 7.01 P=0.143, t=1.48, df=78
Post-test 54.65 ± 8.66 41.25 ± 4.89 P=0.001, t=8.51, df=78
Paired t- test P=0.107, t=-1.65, df=39 P=0.001, t=7.32, df=39
Heart rate (mean ± SD) Pre-test 83.42 ± 5.40 81.55 ± 5.22 P=0.119, t=1.57, df= 78
Post-test 84.80 ± 4.86 78.72 ± 4.76 P=0.001, t=5.64, df=78
Paired t- test P=0.135, t= -1.52, df= 39 P=0.005, t=2.94, df=39
Respiration rate (mean ± SD) Pre-test 17.67 ± 2.56 18.07 ± 1.91 P=0.432, t=-0.78, df=78
Post-test 18.32 ± 2.10 17.10 ± 1.90 P=0.008, t=2.72, df=78
Paired t- test P=0.064, t=39, df=-1.90 P=0.011, t=39, df=2.66
Temperature (mean ± SD) Pre-test 37.12 ± 0.39 37.16 ± 0.30 P=0.656, t=-0.44, df=78
Post-test 37.17 ± 0.19 37.11 ± 0.28 P=0.254, t=1.14, df=78
Paired t- test P=0.560, t=-0.587, df=39 P=0.321, t=1.00, df=39
Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) Pre-test 124.95 ± 10.19 122.42 ± 14.96 P=0.380, t=0.88, df=78
Post-test 126.92 ± 8.57 118.40 ± 11.33 P=0.001, t=3.79, df=78
Paired t- test P=0.279, t=-1.09, df=39 P=0.048 ± t=2.03, df=39
diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) Pre-test 77.15 ± 8.34 80.32 ± 8.84 P=0.103, t=-1.65, df=78
Post-test 80.85 ± 8.85 75.17 ± 6.69 P=0.002, t=3.23, df=78
Paired t- test P=0.057, t=-1.96, df=39 P=0.010, t=2.69, df=39