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.