Table 2 Mean comparison of questionnaires and sleep parameters before and after application use.

From: Comparison of autonomous sensory meridian response and binaural auditory beats effects on stress reduction: a pilot study

 

ASMR group (n = 38)

BB group (n = 38)

Group X Time

P

Time

p

Group

p

Pre

Post

p

Cohen’s d

Pre

Post

p

Cohen’s d

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

PSS

22.63 ± 3.54

16.16 ± 3.28

 < 0.001

1.89

22.89 ± 2.70

16.74 ± 3.46

 < 0.001

1.98

0.72

 < 0.01

0.49

BDI-II

24.45 ± 8.21

12.32 ± 6.48

 < 0.001

1.63

21.61 ± 8.69

11.29 ± 7.79

 < 0.001

1.25

0.38

 < 0.01

0.19

ISI

12.66 ± 4.86

6.76 ± 4.08

 < 0.001

1.31

12.66 ± 4.12

6.32 ± 4.23

 < 0.001

1.52

0.76

 < 0.01

0.78

STAI-S

54.55 ± 10.14

42.82 ± 9.22

 < 0.001

1.21

53.42 ± 7.42

42.68 ± 8.93

 < 0.001

1.31

0.65

 < 0.01

0.72

PSQI

8.84 ± 2.80

5.47 ± 2.63

 < 0.001

1.24

8.71 ± 2.40

5.24 ± 2.19

 < 0.001

1.51

0.87

 < 0.01

0.70

QOL-BREF

74.55 ± 13.21

92.29 ± 14.08

 < 0.001

1.30

78.37 ± 12.42

91.45 ± 15.85

 < 0.001

0.92

0.15

 < 0.01

0.59

SL (min)

40.66 ± 22.18

25.13 ± 17.61

 < 0.001

0.78

44.34 ± 22.18

27.21 ± 28.56

 < 0.001

0.67

0.73

 < 0.01

0.60

TST (hr)

5.58 ± 1.13

6.38 ± 1.14

 < 0.001

0.70

5.89 ± 0.94

6.76 ± 1.27

 < 0.001

0.78

0.83

 < 0.01

0.11

TIB (hr)

6.33 ± 1.12

7.01 ± 1.07

 < 0.001

0.62

6.81 ± 1.27

7.41 ± 1.22

0.02

0.48

0.76

 < 0.01

0.06

SE (%)

87.53 ± 10.90

90.45 ± 9.86

0.12

0.28

87.17 ± 8.95

90.87 ± 8.58

0.02

0.42

0.74

 < 0.01

0.99

  1. Significant values are in bold.
  2. Paired t-test was performed to examine within-group differences. Cohen’s d was calculated to estimate the effect size. Repeated measures analysis of variance (RM ANOVA) was used to examine group-by-time interaction. PSS: Perceived stress scale, BDI-II: Beck depression inventory II, ISI: Insomnia severity index, STAI-S: State-trait anxiety inventory-state anxiety, PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, QOL-BREF: Quality of Life scale abbreviated version, SL: Sleep latency, TST: Total sleep time, TIB: Time in bed, SE: Sleep efficiency, ASMR: Autonomous sensory meridian response, BB: Binaural beat.