Group | Summary at different time points Mean (SD) or median (minimum, maximum) | From baseline to 1 week mean (95% CI) | From baseline to 2 weeks mean (95% CI) | From baseline to 3 weeks mean (95% CI) | ||||||
Baseline* | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Within-group change | Between-group difference in change | Within-group change | Between-group difference in change | Within-group change | Between-group difference in change | |
All patients | ||||||||||
BWAT | ||||||||||
Treatment | 30.5 (5.6) | 26.4 (4.7) | 22.6 (4.9) | 19.8 (4.9) | −4.1 (−5.4 to 2.8)* | −1.1 (−2.9, 0.7)* | −7.9 (−9.6 to 6.3)* | −2.9 (−5.3,–0.5)* | −10.7 (−12.6 to 8.8)* | −3.6 (−6.3,–0.8)* |
Control | 31.6 (5.3) | 28.6 (4.0) | 26.6 (3.6) | 24.5 (4.5) | −3.0 (−4.3 to 1.7)* | −5.0 (−6.7 to 3.4)* | −7.1 (−9.1 to 5.2)* | |||
PUSH | ||||||||||
Treatment | 14.1 (4.8) | 9.0 (2.7) | 6.5 (4.3) | 4.8 (4.4) | −5.1 (−6.5 to 3.7)* | −4.0 (−6.0,–2.0)* | −7.6 (−9.5 to 5.8)* | −5.4 (−8.0,–2.8)* | −9.3 (−11.2 to 7.4)* | −5.3 (−8.1,–2.6)* |
Control | 12.2 (2.9) | 11.1 (2.8) | 10.0 (3.2) | 8.2 (3.9) | −1.1 (−2.5, 0.3) | −2.2 (−4.1, to 0.4)* | −4.0 (−5.9, to 2.0)* |
*Comparison of baseline score between the treatment and control group (BWAT score: p=0.07; PUSH score: p=0.45). *p<0.05.
BWAT, Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool; PUSH, Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing Tool.