Table 4: Descriptive statistics of significant results on agitated behavior scale (ABS).
Measures | Hand massage group (n = 11) | Conversational group (n = 11) | ||||||
Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | |||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
Impatience | 2.55 | 0.52 | 1.27 | 0.47 | 2.36 | 0.5 | 2.09 | 0.54 |
Collaboration | 2.45 | 0.52 | 1 | 0 | 2.27 | 0.47 | 1.91 | 0.7 |
Wandering | 2.36 | 0.67 | 1.27 | 0.47 | 2.18 | 0.75 | 1.82 | 0.75 |
Rapid speech | 2.55 | 0.52 | 1.36 | 0.5 | 2.45 | 0.52 | 2.09 | 0.54 |
Restlessness | 2.55 | 0.52 | 1.18 | 0.4 | 2.55 | 0.52 | 1.91 | 0.54 |
Rocking | 1.73 | 0.91 | 1.27 | 0.47 | 1.55 | 0.69 | 1.55 | 0.69 |