Variable | Infrared belt group | Hot water bag group | Control group | Test results |
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Mean | Mean | Mean ± SD | ||
Score of Pain at admission | 43.73 ± 6.9 | 42.93 ± 6.98 | 23.98 ± 4.71 | **f = 202.31 P-value = 0.13 |
Score of Pain after first intervention | 25.91 ± 5.48 | 35.73 ± 7.53 | 39.38 ± 0.93 | *Χ2 = 82.52 P-value < 0.001 |
Score of Pain after second intervention | 27.04 ± 6.94 | 39.07 ± 6.52 | 58.71 ± 24.96 | *Χ2 = 82.28 P-value < 0.001 |
Score of Pain at the end of first stage of labor | 38.49 ± 7.28 | 45.6 ± 6.71 | 53.28 ± 13 | *Χ2 = 54.17 P-value < 0.001 |
Mean score of total pain in the first stage of labor(after study enrollment) | 30.48 ± 6.5 | 40.1 ± 8.41 | 2.44 ± 0.44 | *Χ2 = 67.21 P-value < 0.001 |