Comparison of the Effects of Abdominal Massage and Oral Administration of Sweet Almond Oil on Constipation and Quality of Life among Elderly Individuals: A Single-Blind Clinical Trial

Table 5

Comparison of the three groups regarding the eight items of quality of life before and after the intervention.

Item	Group	Control	Abdominal massage with almond oil	Oral consumption of almond oil	value
		Physical discomfort	Before					0.205
After					<0.0001
Psychosocial discomfort	Before				0.13
	After				<0.0001
Anxiety	Before				0.001
	After				<0.0001
Satisfaction	Before				0.42
	After				<0.0001
PAC-QOL total	Before				0.01
	After				<0.0003