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. 2019 Apr 24;14(4):e0215373. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215373

Table 5. Differences in dimension scores and overall scores among different groups, M (SD).

Group n Professional support Own capacity Perceived safety Participation Overall score
Labor duration
    ≤12 h 1226 3.12(0.45) 2.91(0.45) 2.45(0.46) 2.68(0.47) 2.84(0.33)
    >12 h 512 3.12(0.49) 2.77(0.51) 2.38(0.48) 2.65(0.49) 2.78(0.36)
    P-value* 0.790 <0.001 0.004 0.074 <0.001
Vaginal delivery model
    Spontaneous 1625 3.12(0.46) 2.89(0.47) 2.44(0.47) 2.67(0.47) 2.83(0.34)
    Instrumental 122 3.04(0.47) 2.70(0.46) 2.21(0.37) 2.64(0.52) 2.69(0.32)
    P-value* 0.175 <0.001 <0.001 0.356 <0.001
Parity
    Primiparous 932 3.13(0.48) 2.83(0.51) 2.39(0.48) 2.67(0.49) 2.81(0.36)
    Multiparous 815 3.11(0.44) 2.92(0.42) 2.46(0.48) 2.67(0.49) 2.84(0.32)
    P-value* 0.054 <0.001 <0.001 0.909 0.039
Augmentation
    No 879 3.09(0.42) 2.91(0.46) 2.46(0.46) 2.66(0.47) 2.83(0.33)
    Yes 728 3.15(0.49) 2.84(0.47) 2.40(0.47) 2.69(0.47) 2.82(0.35)
    Unknown 140 3.14(0.51) 2.84(0.49) 2.40(0.49) 2.62(0.51) 2.81(0.35)
    P-value** 0.010 0.009 0.057 0.269 0.855
Pain management
    No pain relief 1108 3.10(0.46) 2.89(0.45) 2.44(0.45) 2.64(0.47) 2.82(0.34)
    Pharmacological 399 3.13(0.47) 2.82(0.49) 2.40(0.50) 2.71(0.48) 2.81(0.35)
    Nonpharmacological 188 3.24(0.50) 2.89(0.53) 2.42(0.47) 2.78(0.49) 2.88(0.37)
    Unknown 52 3.11(0.34) 2.97(0.37) 2.39(0.46) 2.60(0.43) 2.83(0.24)
    P-value** 0.001 0.005 0.466 <0.001 0.033
Companionship during labor
    Yes 1568 3.13(0.46) 2.89(0.47) 2.43(0.46) 2.68(0.48) 2.84(0.34)
    No 179 3.01(0.44) 2.75(0.49) 2.40(0.52) 2.56(0.46) 2.73(0.35)
    P-value* <0.001 <0.001 0.284 0.003 <0.001
Prenatal education
    No 1273 3.10(0.46) 2.85(0.46) 2.39(0.45) 2.63(0.47) 2.80(0.33)
    Yes 474 3.18(0.46) 2.93(0.49) 2.52(0.50) 2.77(0.48) 2.90(0.36)
    P-value* <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Pain
    Extreme pain 1298 3.10(0.46) 2.82(0.47) 2.36(0.45) 2.64(0.47) 2.78(0.33)
    Strong pain 272 3.18(0.45) 3.01(0.40) 2.60(0.44) 2.73(0.47) 2.93(0.33)
    Moderate pain 121 3.14(0.48) 3.04(0.47) 2.61(0.49) 2.79(0.47) 2.94(0.36)
    Slight pain 56 3.19(0.55) 3.06(0.61) 2.73(0.58) 2.77(0.47) 2.99(0.46)
    P-value** 0.002 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 <0.001

* The Mann-Whitney U test was performed.

** The Kruskal-Walls H test was performed.