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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transfusion. 2010 Jan 22;50(6):1257–1264. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02574.x

Table 4.

Means (SD) of donor ratings of pre-donation anxiety, venipuncture pain, post-donation satisfaction, muscle soreness, and fatigue.

Rating scale scale range Standard Donation (n = 103) Placebo Control (n = 102) Water Only (n = 106) Water +Leg Exercise (n = 103)
Anxiety (20–80) 46.5 (5.2) 45.7 (5.2) 46.3 (4.7) 45.7 (4.6)
Pain (0–5) 1.7 (1.2) 1.6 (1.0) 1.8 (1.2) 1.7 (1.2)
Satisfaction (0–25) 22.0 (3.7) 21.2 (4.0) 21.6 (4.0) 21.3 (4.1)
Muscle soreness (0–30) 0.8 (2.0) 0.6 (1.3) 0.7 (2.3) 1.1 (2.5)
Fatigue (0–28) 7.1 (6.9) 6.5 (6.4) 6.0 (5.9) 6.9 (6.8)