Table 5.

Results of the PSQ after open compared with laparoscopic ileocolic resection for 61 patients who completed the questionnaires

	Open group (n = 38)	Lap group (n = 23)	P value
Rating own scars before seeing pictures	5.5	8	0†
Rating pictures of other approach	8.3	5.5	0†
Rating of own scars after seeing pictures	4.8	8.4	0†
Difference (before – after)	−0.7 (P = 0.001*)	+0.4 (P = 0.08*)
Preference for specific approach			0.082‡
Open	4 (10.5)	1 (4.3)
Laparoscopic	25 (65.8)	21 (91.3)
No preference	8 (21.1)	1 (4.3)
No answer	1 (2.6)	0
Personal additional fee to undergo the laparoscopic approach (in Euros)			0.039‡
Nothing	25 (65.8)	10 (43.5)
0–499	6 (15.8)	1 (4.3)
499–999	1 (2.6)	3 (13)
>1,000	5 (13.2)	8 (34.8)
No answer	1 (2.6)	1 (4.3)

Lap = laparoscopic-assisted; PSQ = photo series questionnaire.

Data are numbers with percentages in parentheses unless othewise indicated.

*Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test.

^†Mann Whitney U test.

^‡Chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test.