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Table 3 Comparison of the effect of intervention on self-reported quality of sleep of participants within each of 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

Preintervention scores, median (IQR)

12.5 (3.75)

12.5 (4.0)

13.0 (3.5)

Postintervention score, median (IQR)

4.5 (3.0)

4.0 (2.2)

5.0 (2.25)

U

0.66

–2.809

–2.558

p

0.008*

0.005*

0.015*

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