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Table 3 The comparison of PIPP scores in three methods, before, during and after heel stick

From: Comparison of facilitated tucking and oral dextrose in reducing the pain of heel stick in preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial

Measurement

Oral Dextrose

(M ± SD)

Facilitated tucking

(M ± SD)

Control

(M ± SD)

ANOVA

Time

Difference between during and before

3.58 ± 0.34

5.58 ± 0.53

8.91 ± 0.18

p < 0.001

Difference between after and during

−2.33 ± 0.23

−2.91 ± 0.53

−4.50 ± 0.29

p < 0.001

Difference between after and before

1.25 ± 0.38

2.66 ± 0.23

4.41 ± 0.18

p < 0.001