Anxiety (mean ± SD) |
Pre-test |
51.65 ± 5.23 |
49.60 ± 7.01 |
P=0.143,
t=1.48, df=78 |
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Post-test |
54.65 ± 8.66 |
41.25 ± 4.89 |
P=0.001, t=8.51,
df=78 |
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Paired t- test |
P=0.107, t=-1.65, df=39 |
P=0.001, t=7.32, df=39 |
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Heart rate (mean ± SD) |
Pre-test |
83.42 ± 5.40 |
81.55 ± 5.22 |
P=0.119, t=1.57, df= 78 |
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Post-test |
84.80 ± 4.86 |
78.72 ± 4.76 |
P=0.001, t=5.64,
df=78 |
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Paired t- test |
P=0.135, t= -1.52, df= 39 |
P=0.005, t=2.94, df=39 |
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Respiration rate (mean ± SD) |
Pre-test |
17.67 ± 2.56 |
18.07 ± 1.91 |
P=0.432, t=-0.78, df=78 |
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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 |
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Temperature (mean ± SD) |
Pre-test |
37.12 ± 0.39 |
37.16 ± 0.30 |
P=0.656, t=-0.44, df=78 |
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Post-test |
37.17 ± 0.19 |
37.11 ± 0.28 |
P=0.254, t=1.14,
df=78 |
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Paired t- test |
P=0.560, t=-0.587, df=39 |
P=0.321, t=1.00, df=39 |
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Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) |
Pre-test |
124.95 ± 10.19 |
122.42
± 14.96 |
P=0.380, t=0.88, df=78 |
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Post-test |
126.92 ± 8.57 |
118.40 ± 11.33 |
P=0.001, t=3.79,
df=78 |
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Paired t- test |
P=0.279, t=-1.09, df=39 |
P=0.048 ± t=2.03, df=39 |
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diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) |
Pre-test |
77.15 ± 8.34 |
80.32 ±
8.84 |
P=0.103, t=-1.65, df=78 |
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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 |
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