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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
Conference Proceedings
Table 28. One-way Analysis of Variance of Group III Physical Symptoms
Mean Distress Scores in Experimental Group over 1 st , 3 rd Trimesters of
Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Symptom Mean Distress Scores
Constipation
More colds
than usual
Sore throat
Nosebleeds
Sore gums
Mouth ulcers
Headache
Fainting*
1 st Trimester
1.61
1.71
1.87
1.10
1.36
1.28
2.08
-
3 rd Trimester
1.60
1.23
1.33
1.21
1.25
1.30
1.70
-
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Postpartum
1.07
1.11
1.11
1.02
1.04
1.18
1.47
-
P-Value
NS
0.01
0.01
0.03
NS
NS
0.01
* Insufficient reporting of the symptom of “fainting” did not allow for statistical analysis across the
1 st , 3 rd trimesters of pregnancy and the postpartum period