The Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Sleep Quality of Nurses on Monthly Rotating Night Shifts

Table 1

Comparison of demographics between the two groups.

Variable	Treatment ()				Control ()				or
		%	Mean	SD		%	Mean	SD
Age	27		28.36	4.67	23		30.55	5.98		0.153
Number of years at the hospital	27		4.67	4.09	23		6.74	5.17		0.129
BMI	27		22.76	4.17	23		21.71	3.09	1.00	0.324
Job title
Contract nurse	18	58.10			13	41.90			0.54	0.461
Government employee	9	47.40			10	52.60
Skill advancement										0.672
N	6	75.00			2	25.00
N1	7	53.80			6	46.20
N2	10	47.60			11	52.40
≧N3	4	50.00			4	50.00
Highest degree										0.451
Associate	0	0.00			2	100.00
Bachelor	26	56.50			20	43.50
Master	1	50.00			1	50.00

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