Table 4.

The mean PUSH and Braden Q scores of children on the first and last day of the study between the two groups

Variables	Time	Intervention group	Control group	P-value
PUSH score	Baseline	4. 03 ± 0. 78	4. 80 ± 0. 68	0. 45**
	Seventh day of study	2. 95 ± 0. 67	5. 70 ± 1. 07	0. 02**
P-value		0. 03*	*0. 19	0. 001***
Braden Q score	Baseline	16. 58 ± 5. 10	16. 35 ± 4. 38	0. 83*
	Seventh day of study	27. 48 ± 1. 50	25. 05 ± 2. 22	0. 001**
P-value		< 0. 001	< 0. 001	0. 0001***

* paired t-test, ** independent t-test, *** covariance