Table 3.
Numerical assessment of pain among the mothers
| No. of repeats | Experimental (Mean±SD) | P(1) | Control (Mean±SD) | P(2) | P(3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | ||||
| 1 | 2±0.794 | 0.35±0.587 | <0.0001* | 1.5±0.76 | 1.6±1.142 | 0.7463 | <0.0001* |
| 2 | 1.75±0.55 | 0.3±0.470 | <0.0001* | 1.85±0.67 | 2.1±1.334 | 0.4586 | |
| 3 | 2.15±1.49 | 0.65±1.089 | 0.0008* | 2.6±0.882 | 3.8±0.767 | <0.0001* | |
| 4 | 3±1.257 | 0.95±1.146 | <0.0001* | 3.25±1.164 | 3.85±0.812 | 0.0664 | |
| 5 | 3.25±0.966 | 1±0.794 | <0.0001* | 3.85±1.04 | 4.6±1.429 | 0.0653 | |
| 6 | 3.85±0.933 | 1.45±1.05 | <0.0001* | 4.4±1.429 | 4.95±1.468 | 0.2373 | |
| 7 | 3.95±0.998 | 1.65±1.182 | <0.0001* | 5.2±1.196 | 6.05±1.317 | 0.0391* | |
| 8 | 4.55±1.468 | 2.15±1.663 | <0.0001* | 5.3±1.174 | 6.2±0.951 | 0.0113* | |
| 9 | 4.8±1.735 | 2.5±1.821 | 0.0002* | 6.05±0.887 | 6.7±0.864 | 0.0242* | |
| 10 | 5.45±1.395 | 2.85±1.694 | <0.0001* | 6.15±1.04 | 7.15±0.988 | 0.0035* | |
| 11 | 5.55±1.356 | 3±1.622 | <0.0001* | 6.55±1.099 | 7.2±1.473 | 0.1220 | |
| 12 | 5.9±1.447 | 3.45±1.504 | <0.0001* | 6.7±1.342 | 7.35±1.387 | 0.1403 | |
| 13 | 5.8±1.542 | 3.45±1.701 | <0.0001* | 6.85±1.226 | 7.45±1.276 | 0.1377 | |
| 14 | 7±1.338 | 4.2±1.436 | <0.0001* | 6.65±1.089 | 7.55±1.099 | 0.0132* | |
| 15 | 6.6±1.231 | 4.15±1.387 | <0.0001* | 7.2±1.24 | 8.35±1.137 | 0.0041* | |
| 16 | 6.8±1.735 | 4.35±1.461 | <0.0001* | 7.4±0.94 | 8.3±0.978 | 0.0052* | |
| 17 | 6.6±1.759 | 4.2±1.735 | 0.0001* | 7.55±1.276 | 8.45±1.234 | 0.0291* | |
| 18 | 8±1.686 | 4.5±1.67 | <0.0001* | 8.2±1.361 | 8.95±0.998 | 0.0542 | |
| 19 | 7.35±1.785 | 4.6±1.875 | <0.0001* | 8.4±1.046 | 9.05±0.887 | 0.0406* | |
| 20 | 6.45±0.944 | 4.45±0.887 | <0.0001* | 8.8±1.152 | 9.5±0.827 | 0.0334* | |
*Significant. P(1) represents analysis within the experimental group; P(2) represents analysis within the control group; P(3) represents analysis of post-test scores between the experimental and control groups