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Figure 128: PDS mean scores for massage users (4 assessments)
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1 (n=27) 2 (n=8) 3 (n=2) 4 (n=5)
Assessments
Aromatherapy
While aromatherapy was used by 35% of participants (n=26) at A1, only 11 of the
respondents used it throughout the remainder of the study.
Figures 129-131 show GHQ-30, BDI-II, and PDS mean scores for participants who
used aromatherapy during the 3-4 months prior to each assessment and for those who
did not use this service. There were statistically significant improvements with regard
to general psychological health and depression between A1 and A2 for those who
availed of aromatherapy, however, there were also significant differences in
depression between A1 and A2 for those who did not use aromatherapy (pairedsamples
t-test). Four bars at each assessment point represent data as previously in
Figure 77.