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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2008; 14(6): 931-935
Published online Feb 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.931
Table 5 Pain score measured with numeric rating scale (NRS-10) during the procedure (mean ± SD)
Numerical rating scoreSignificance1
tP value
Control group (n = 46)
Pre-medication4.35 ± 3.82
Post-medication1.64 ± 1.534.47< 0.01
Intervention group (n = 216)
Pre-psychotherapy3.69 ± 2.46
Post-psychotherapy2.45 ± 1.965.79< 0.01
Post-medication0.29 ± 0.2120.24< 0.01