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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
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Table 12. One-way Analysis of Variance of Group I Physical Symptoms
Mean Distress Scores in Experimental Group over 1 st , 3 rd Trimesters of
Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Symptom Mean Distress 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
2.82
2.40
1.57
2.12
1.64
1.52
1.95
2.57
2.89
2.44
3 rd Trimester
3.31
3.03
1.90
2.26
1.70
1.68
2.40
3.00
3.12
2.73
- 60 -
Postpartum
1.13
1.10
*
*
1.15
1.19
1.05
1.03
1.24
1.04
P-Value
0.001
0.01
0.02
NS
NS
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.05
* Insufficient reporting of symptoms does not allow for statistical analysis in the postpartum
period