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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2015; 21(15): 4707-4714
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4707
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4707
Table 1 Patient characteristics and results of pre-procedural anxiety scores
| Group 1 (visual distraction) | Group 2 (no visual distraction) | P value | |
| Number of patients | 28 | 29 | |
| Gender, male:female | 19:9 | 19:10 | 0.93 |
| Age, median (IQR, range) | 65.5 (16.25, 32-79) | 66 (11, 45-77) | 0.92 |
| Previous experience with colonoscopy | |||
| yes | 64.3% | 62.1% | 0.86 |
| Number of colonoscopies, median (range, IQR) | 2 (2, 0-8) | 2 (3, 0-10) | 0.45 |
| Pre-procedural anxiety score, median (range, IQR) | 52.5 (48.75, 0-95) | 51 (55, 0-100) | 0.53 |
- Citation: Umezawa S, Higurashi T, Uchiyama S, Sakai E, Ohkubo H, Endo H, Nonaka T, Nakajima A. Visual distraction alone for the improvement of colonoscopy-related pain and satisfaction. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(15): 4707-4714
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i15/4707.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4707