Table 3 Changes in blood pressure and VAS in each group before and after the intervention
Laughter group | Rest group | Interaction | Main effect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 45) | (n = 45) | Group × Time | Time | Group | ||||
Mean (SD) | F | P | F | P | F | P | ||
SBP | ||||||||
Measure 1 | 105.40 (8.78) | 105.13 (8.06) | 0.74 | 0.477 | 6.54 | 0.002 | 0.45 | 0.503 |
Measure 2 | 108.71 (12.62) | 107.86 (9.85) | ||||||
Measure 3 | 106.95 (9.34) | 104.57 (7.85) | ||||||
DBP | ||||||||
Measure 1 | 65.48 (7.63) | 67.28 (8.37) | 0.44 | 0.640 | 0.15 | 0.859 | 1.25 | 0.266 |
Measure 2 | 65.80 (7.39) | 67.95 (8.45) | ||||||
Measure 3 | 66.37 (8.89) | 66.93 (7.14) | ||||||
VAS | ||||||||
Measure 1 | 32.97 (26.00) | 28.06 (24.73) | 0.96 | 0.383 | 5.37 | 0.005 | 0.68 | 0.412 |
Measure 2 | 36.13 (20.96) | 31.55 (18.63) | ||||||
Measure 3 | 29.13 (20.34) | 28.22 (18.83) | ||||||