Stress and Fatigue Management Using Balneotherapy in a Short-Time Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristic of the participants in groups.
Geothermal ()
Music group ()
Control ()
value
Age, years, mean (SD)
47.5 (10.6)
47.6 (10.7)
46.2 (9.3)
0.733
Education, (%)
Secondary school
10 (19.2)
4 (11.8)
4 (8.3)
0.304
College
26 (41.9)
10 (29.4)
21 (43.8)
Higher education
20 (32.3)
18 (52.9)
21 (43.8)
Marital status, (%)
Single
8 (15.1)
4 (11.4)
2 (4.1)
0.590
Married
36 (67.9)
27 (77.1)
40 (81.6)
Work experience, years, mean (SD)
22.5 (11.4)
23.1 (11.5)
22.4 (9.9)
0.950
Working hours per day, (%)
8–12 hours
32 (58.2)
19 (54.3)
34 (68.0)
0.302
13–15 hours
21 (38.2)
11 (31.4)
12 (24.0)
16–18 hours
1 (1.8)
3 (8.6)
3 (6.0)
>18 hours
1 (1.8)
2 (5.7)
0
Resting hours in 24 hours, (%)
10 hours
12 (21.8)
3 (8.6)
8 (16)
0.366
8 hours
17 (30.9)
15 (42.9)
12 (24)
6 hours
20 (36.4)
14 (40.0)
21 (42)
<6 hours
6 (10.9)
3 (8.6)
9 (18)
Leading work position, (%)
19 (35.2)
14 (46.7)
21 (43.8)
0.433
Frequent stress, (%)
15 (27.3)
10 (28.6)
14 (28.0)
0.405
Frequent fatigue, (%)
20 (36.4)
9 (25.7)
10 (20.8)
0.149
Frequent pain, (%)
4 (7.3)
1 (2.9)
4 (8.0)
0.100
Stress intensity, VAS, cm, mean (SD)
3.8 (1.6)
3.7 (1.9)
3.6 (1.7)
0.820
Pain intensity, VAS, cm, mean (SD)
3.1 (1.7)
2.9 (1.7)
2.4 (1.6)
0.131
Fatigue intensity (0–7), cm, mean (SD)
3.4 (1.3)
3.3 (1.1)
3.3 (1.0)
0.746
Insufficient sleep, (%)
17 (30.9)
8 (22.9)
12 (24.5)
0.848
BMI, mean (SD)
27.1 (3.0)
28.9 (3.0)
26.7 (5.1)
0.040
Morbidity, (%)
51 (94.4)
28 (80.0)
34 (68.0)
0.002
Cardiovascular diseases
28 (50.9)
12 (34.4)
16 (32.0)
0.103
Musculoskeletal diseases
48 (87.3)
19 (54.3)
29 (58.0)
0.001
Gastrointestinal diseases
24 (43.6)
11 (31.4)
6 (12.0)
0.002
Neurological diseases
27 (49.1)
14 (40.0)
20 (40.0)
0.571
Respiratory diseases
9 (16.4)
4 (11.4)
4 (8.0)
0.419
ENT diseases
10 (18.2)
1 (2.9)
3 (6.0)
0.031
Urological diseases
19 (34.5)
2 (5.7)
6 (12.0)
0.001
Medication usage, (%)
19 (29.7)
20 (57.1)
23 (46.9)
0.021
Amount of cigarettes per day, units, mean (SD)
13.5 (6.2)
10.4 (6.3)
14.1 (9.3)
0.399
Amount of alcohol units per week, mean (SD)
3.75 (3.1)
4.45 (5.84)
3.25 (2.35)
0.384
Good health state, (%)
32 (58.1)
20 (57.1)
30 (60)
0.332
ANOVA test with Bonferroni correction, chi-squared () test, and -test, between proportions from each other . 1 unit = 0.5 pint of beer/lager or a small glass of wine or a pub measure of spirits or a small glass of sherry or port.
