Effect of Dry Heat Application on Perineal Pain and Episiotomy Wound Healing among Primipara Women

Table 3

Episiotomy wound healing assessment of dry and moist heat groups before and after the intervention.

Using REEDA scale	Before		Sig	On 5^th day		Sig.	On 10^th day		Sig
	Dry heat group (n = 50)	Moist heat group (n = 50)		Dry heat group (n = 50)	Moist heat group (n = 50)		Dry heat group (n = 50)	Moist heat group (n = 50)
	No. (%)	No. (%)		No. (%)	No. (%)		No. (%)	No. (%)
Redness
None	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	X ^2 = 0.622	2 (4.0)	0 (0.0)	F ^ET	34 (68.0)	12 (24.0)	F ^ET
Mild	21 (42.0)	24 (48.0)		36 (72.0)	27 (54.0)	^c	16 (32.0)	30 (60.0)	^c
Moderate	23 (46.0)	22 (44.0)		12 (24.0)	13 (26.0)		0 (0.0)	5 (10.0)
Severe	6 (12.0)	4 (8.0)		0 (0.0)	10 (20.0)		0 (0.0)	3 (6.0)
Edema
None	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	X ^2 = 2.36	27 (54.0)	11 (22.0)	F ^ET	50 (100)	21 (42.0)	F ^ET
Mild	16 (32.0)	18 (36.0)		16 (32.0)	25 (50.0)	^b	0 (0.0)	23 (46.0)	^c
Moderate	19 (38.0)	19 (38.0)		7 (14.0)	8 (16.0)		0 (0.0)	6 (12.0)
Severe	15 (30.0)	13 (26.0)		0 (0.0)	6 (12.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Ecchymosis
None	11 (22.0)	8 (16.0)	F ^ET	35 (70.0)	20 (40.0)	F ^ET	47 (94.0)	30 (60.0)	F ^ET
Mild	26 (52.0)	28 (56.0)		14 (28.0)	24 (48.0)	^b	3 (6.0)	14 (28.0)	^c
Moderate	10 (20.0)	12 (24.0)		1 (2.0)	5 (10.0)		0 (0.0)	6 (12.0)
Severe	3 (6.0)	2 (4.0)		0 (0.0)	1 (2.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Discharge
None	50 (100)	50 (100)	F ^ET	37 (74.0)	19 (38.0)	F ^ET	46 (92.0)	29 (58.0)	F ^ET
Serum	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		12 (24.0)	18 (36.0)	^b	4 (8.0)	12 (24.0)	^b
Serosanguinous	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		1 (2.0)	11 (22.0)		0 (0.0)	9 (18.0)
Bloody/purulent	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)	2 (4.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Approximation
Closed	50 (100)	50 (100)	F ^ET	23 (46.0)	9 (18.0)	F ^ET	47 (94.0)	30 (60.0)	F ^ET
Mild	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		15 (30.0)	10 (20.0)	^c	3(6.0)	9 (18.0)	^c
Moderate	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		10 (20.0)	23 (46.0)		0 (0.0)	7 (14.0)
Sever	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		2 (4.0)	8 (16.0)		0 (0.0)	4 (8.0)

X ²: chi-square test, F^ET: Fisher’s exact test, significant at ^bc.