Conference Proceedings - School of Nursing & Midwifery - Trinity ...

School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
Table 11. One-way Analysis of Variance of Group I Physical Symptoms
Mean Severity Scores in Experimental Group over the 1 st , 3 rd Trimesters
of Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Symptom Mean Severity Scores
Stomach
pain/cramps
Stomach
distension
Unable to keep
food down
Vomiting
Poor appetite
Weight loss
Urinating more
than usual
Toothache
Back pain
Leg cramps
1 st Trimester
2.81
2.61
1.55
2.03
2.02
1.84
2.19
2.58
2.92
2.44
3 rd Trimester
3.68
3.40
1.93
2.37
2.07
2.14
2.83
3.15
3.43
2.91
- 59 -
Postpartum
1.16
1.13
*
*
1.25
1.23
1.10
1.11
1.30
1.04
P-Value
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
* Insufficient reporting of symptoms does not allow for statistical analysis in the postpartum
period