Table 4.
Comparison of abdominal pain between the two groups.
| Group | Cases (n) | Wong-Baker faces pain rating scale (points) | Z | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Pain assessment in the anal region | ||||||||
| Lamaze group | 40 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Control group | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6879 | 0.0072∗∗ |
| Total | 85 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pain assessment in the descending sigmoid colon junction | ||||||||
| Lamaze group | 40 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Control group | 45 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 6.1017 | <0.0001∗∗∗ |
| Total | 85 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Pain assessment in the splenic flexure | ||||||||
| Lamaze group | 40 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Control group | 45 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6.2996 | <0.0001∗∗∗ |
| Total | 85 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Pain assessment in hepatic flexure | ||||||||
| Lamaze group | 40 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Control group | 45 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5.2493 | <0.0001∗∗∗ |
| Total | 85 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 3 | ||
Note: ∗∗P < 0.01 and ∗∗∗P < 0.001 vs. control group.