). Overall, 25 women
(86.2%) in the quiet rest group had a mean arterial pressure
increase, versus 17 (54.8%) in the guided imagery
group, and 2 women in the guided imagery group and 11
in the quiet rest group had no change in mean arterial
pressure; however, 12 (38.7%) from the guided imagery
group had a mean arterial pressure reduction compared
with 3 (10.3%) in the quiet rest group (Fisher’s exact
test = 7.24, p = 0.02)