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Table 2 Comparison of the effect of intervention (low-frequency TENS [ACUTENS], acupressure, and usual care) on self-reported quality of sleep of participants among the groups.

From: Effects of Acupressure and Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Sleep Quality Among Pregnant Women

PSQI scores

ACUTENS

Acupressure

Usual care

Kruskal–Wallis, H

p

Preintervention scores, median (IQR)

12.5 (3.75)

12.5 (4.0)

13.0 (3.5)

0.379

0.827

Postintervention score, median (IQR)

4.5 (3.0)

4.0 (2.2)

5.0 (2.25)

0.666

0.717

  1. *Significance.
  2. ACUTENS = acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; IQR= interquartile range; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.