Effect on autonomic nervous activity of applying hot towels for 10 s to the back during bed baths

Table 3 Comparison of bed baths with AHT10s and CON: STAI (n = 50)

		Bed bath with AHT10s		CON		Main effect				InteractionType х Time
		Bed bath with AHT10s		CON		Type		Time		InteractionType х Time
		Mean (SD)	95% CI	Mean (SD)	95% CI	F (df)	P	F (df)	P	F (df)	P
State-anxiety	Pre	36.3 (7.6)	34.1–38.5	35.7 (6.5)	33.9–37.6	0.02 (1, 147)	.853	51.54 (1, 147)	<.001	1.08 (1, 147)	.301
State-anxiety	Post	32.2 (6.3)***	30.4–34.0	32.7 (5.7)***	31.1–34.3	0.02 (1, 147)	.853	51.54 (1, 147)	<.001	1.08 (1, 147)	.301
Trait-anxiety		45.4 (10.0)	42.6–48.3	44.8 (9.9)	42.0–47.6	–	–	–	–	–	–

A mixed-linear model for two-way repeated-measures ANOVA, and a Bonferroni correction. ***p < .001. AHT10s applying hot towels for 10 s to the skin, CI confidence interval, CON the bed bath with applying dry towel to the skin, SD standard deviation. Pre, between T1 (5 min before intervention) and T2 (the beginning of the experiment): Post, between T6 (immediately after wiping the skin with the dry towel) and T10 (5 min after wiping the skin with the dry towel)

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