Effect of music on patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy

Table 1 Population demographics and results of pre-procedure patient questionnaires

	Music(n = 85)	No music(n = 81)	P
Age (yr)	58.5	54.1	0.036
Gender (% females)	51.8	48.1	0.64
Prior colonoscopy (%)	36.5	30.9	0.45
Pre-procedure anxiety (mm)	36.3	45.1	0.053

Table 2 Procedure outcomes and results of the questionnaire given to endoscopists

Outcome	Music(n = 85)	No music(n = 81)	P
Meperidine dose (mg)1	57.0	54.6	0.68
Midazolam dose (mg)1	1.92	1.85	0.46
Time to reach cecum (min)1	10.4	9.2	0.46
Total procedure time (min)1	20.7	21.0	0.84
Insertion difficultyIscale (mm)1	40.9	36.5	0.47
Insertion difficulty II scale (1-5)2	3	3	0.31
Adequacy of sedation scale (1-4)2	1	1	0.093

¹ Mean value;

² Median value.

Table 3 Post-procedure patient questionnaire results

Outcome	Music(n = 85)	No music(n = 81)	P
ExperienceIscale (1-4)2	2	2	0.045
Experience II scale (1-5)2	1	2	0.080
Experience III scale (mm)1	22.5	28.1	0.037
Pain experience (mm)1	25.3	25.4	0.8
Want music at next colonoscopy (%)	96.3	56.1	< 0.0001

¹ Mean value;

² Median value.