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Table 3 The differences of blood pressure before and after intervention in the intervention and control group

From: Decreased blood pressure among community dwelling older adults following progressive muscle relaxation and music therapy (RESIK)

Variable

Mean

SD**

P

Systolic

•Intervention

123.6

14.81

0.001*

•Control

142.2

15.82

Diastolic

•Intervention

80.20

11.16

0.167

•Control

83.20

10.39

  1. *meaningful on α < 0.05 ** deviation standard
  2. Illustrated that there was a significant difference of systolic blood pressure between intervention and control group (p < 0.05), but there was no differences of diastolic blood pressure between intervention and control group (p > 0.05)
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BMC Nursing

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