Topic | Control group (n = 39) | Experimental group (n = 47) | ||||||
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Pre-test Mean ± SD | Post-test Mean ± SD | Improve Mean ± SD | t-value | Pre-test Mean ± SD | Post-test Mean ± SD | Improve Mean ± SD | t-value | |
1. Pain assessment | 2.41 ± 0.50 | 2.44 ± 0.64 | 0.03 ± 0.58 | 0.27 | 2.61 ± 0.49 | 2.80 ± 0.40 | 0.20 ± 0.51 | 2.45* |
2. Pain treatment | 1.72 ± 0.72 | 1.85 ± 0.67 | 0.13 ± 0.83 | 0.96 | 1.81 ± 0.74 | 2.00 ± 0.51 | 0.19 ± 0.74 | 1.77 |
3. Pain medication | 2.77 ± 0.43 | 2.79 ± 0.47 | 0.03 ± 0.58 | 0.27 | 2.67 ± 0.52 | 2.83 ± 0.38 | 0.15 ± 0.56 | 1.86 |
Overall scale | 6.90 ± 0.97 | 7.08 ± 0.90 | 0.18 ± 1.12 | 1.00 | 7.07 ± 0.93 | 7.73 ± 0.67 | 0.66 ± 0.88 | 4.77** |