Intervention group

Comparison group

(n = 115)

(n = 114)

Demographic variable

M

SD

M

SD

t-value

df

p-value

Age (years)

33.4

4.03

33.3

4.44

0.095

218

0.924

Postpartum days

3.1

1.29

2.8

1.36

1.548

227

0.123

Attribute

n

%

n

%

total

χ²

p-value

Delivery methods

normal vaginal

72

62.6

79

69.3

151

1.141

0.286

caesarean section

43

37.4

35

30.7

78

Birth experience

primipara

76

66.1

64

56.1

140

2.415

0.491

multipara (2 times)

31

27.0

40

35.1

71

multipara (3 times)

7

6.1

9

7.9

16

multipara (4 times)

1

0.9

1

0.9

2

Previous disease

yes

7

6.1

10

8.8

17

0.601

0.438

no

108

93.9

104

91.2

212

Pregnancy complication

yes

39

33.9

29

25.4

68

1.969

0.161

no

76

66.1

85

74.6

161

Selected essential oil

sweet orange

43

37.4

citron

23

20.0

ylang-ylang

20

17.4

pure lavender

19

16.5

rosewood

10

8.7

Each scale and subscale

M

SD

M

SD

t-value

df

p-value

Fatigue

8.7

6.6

8.6

7.5

0.096

227

0.924

Relaxation

22.7

8.4

22.9

9.0

−0.105

227

0.917