Pain intensity
Pain, pain
Based on Friedman’s test results, intragroup comparison of patient pain intensity (VAS) showed a significant decrease from day one to seven in both intervention and control groups (P = 0.000) (Table In the inter-group comparison of pain intensity, no significant difference was found between the two groups on the first, second, and seventh days (P > 0.05). However, from the third day to the sixth day, the pain significantly decreased in the intervention group and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05) (Table 
Pain intensity by treatment group in time intervals