In STAI, trait anxiety was gradually reduced and there
were significant differences among whole periods,
between the scores tested 1 month before massage and
immediately before the first massage and
between those tested 1 month before and after the first
massage . State anxiety scores from STAI were
significantly reduced after aromatherapy massage.
Namely, there were significant differences among whole
periods and between the scores tested 1 month before
massage and immediately before the fifth massage and
between those tested immediately before and after the
first, fifth and eighth massages. However, there was no
significant difference in the waiting control period