Table 4.

Comparisons of patient convenience in application and removal of dressing between both groups on follow-up days 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13.

Dressing assessments	Scores Mean (95% CI)					p value*
	Day 5	Day 7	Day 9	Day 11	Day 13
Pain Upon Removal
Treatment	0.85 (0.54, 1.16)	0.26 (0.08, 0.43)	0.02 (−0.02, 0.07)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.007
Control	0.25 (−0.07, 0.57)	0.06 (−0.12, 0.24)	0.05 (0.00, 0.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)
p value**	0.008	0.115	0.461	–	–
Exudate						0.036
Treatment	0.12 (0.01, 0.23)	0.06 (−0.01, 0.13)	0.01 (−0.04, 0.06)	0.00 (−0.04, 0.04)	0 (−0.03, 0.03)
Control	0.25 (0.14, 0.36)	0.12 (0.05, 0.19)	0.07 (0.02, 0.12)	0.06 (0.02, 0.10)	0.05 (0.02, 0.08)
p value**	0.095	0.224	0.090	0.058	0.045
Adherence						0.553
Treatment	0.14 (0.06, 0.22)	0.01 (−0.03, 0.05)	0.04 (−0.00, 0.07)	0 (−0.02, 0.02)	0 (−0.02, 0.02)
Control	0.12 (0.04, 0.20)	0.06 (0.02, 0.10)	0.02 (−0.01, 0.06)	0.02 (0.00, 0.05)	0.02 (0.00, 0.05)
Ease of removal						0.466
Treatment	1.06 (1.02, 1.10)	0.25 (0.15, 0.35)	0.17 (0.10, 0.24)	0.06 (0.01, 0.11)	0.01 (−0.03, 0.05)
Control	1.00 (0.96, 1.04)	0.25 (0.15, 0.35)	0.08 (0.01, 0.16)	0.05 (−0.00, 0.10)	0.05 (0.01, 0.08)
Odour						0.024
Treatment	0.06 (−0.02, 0.13)	0.02 (−0.02, 0.07)	0.00 (−0.02, 0.02)	0.00 (−0.02, 0.02)	0.00 (−0.02, 0.02)
Control	0.18 (0.10, 0.26)	0.06 (0.02, 0.10)	0.01 (−0.01, 0.03)	0.01 (−0.01, 0.03)	0.01 (−0.01, 0.03)
p value**	0.029	0.239	0.320	0.320	0.320

*p value for repeated-measures ANOVA between groups.

**p value for independent t-test at each time point.