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Table 4 Nausea extent and cleaning time for the two directions for cleaning the palate and tongue

From: Cleaning the palate and tongue without nausea: a mixed methods study exploring the appropriate depth and direction of oral care

	Palate			Tongue
	Extent of nausea	Z	P-value	Extent of nausea	Z	P-value
Sagittal cleaning Group A	1 (0–3)	0.047	0.962	2 (0–3.25)	− 0.639	0.523
Sagittal cleaning Group B	1 (0–3)	0.047	0.962	1 (0–3)	− 0.639	0.523
Coronal cleaning Group A	1 (0–2.75)	0.179	0.858	1 (0–3)	− 1.297	0.195
Coronal cleaning Group B	1 (0–2)	0.179	0.858	2 (0–3)	− 1.297	0.195

	Palate			Tongue
	Time (s)	t	P-value	Time (s)	t	P-value
	X ± SD	t	P-value	X ± SD	t	P-value
Sagittal cleaning	7.92 ± 3.02	− 2.116	0.036	6.68 ± 2.24	− 2.054	0.042
Coronal cleaning	7.46 ± 2.64	− 2.116	0.036	6.36 ± 2.22	− 2.054	0.042

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