TABLE 3.
Participant questionnaire outcome measures at 6 month follow-up
| Control (n=73) | Taped (n=63) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How satisfied are you with how your scar looks? | Not answered by 1 | Not answered by 7 | 0.65 |
| Very satisfied | 33 (45.8%) | 25 (43.1%) | |
| Satisfied | 26 (36.1%) | 21 (36.2%) | |
| Neutral | 13 (18.1%) | 11 (19%) | |
| Dissatisfied | 0 | 1 (1.7%) | |
| Very dissatisfied | 0 | 0 | |
| How does the scar compare with what you expected? | Not answered by 1 | Not answered by 8 | 0.52 |
| My scar is invisible to me | 23 (31.9%) | 18 (31.6%) | |
| My scar is better than I expected | 28 (38.9%) | 16 (28.1%) | |
| My scar is about what I expected | 20 (27.8%) | 23 (40.4%) | |
| My scar is worse than I expected | 1 (1.4%) | 0 | |
| Given the scarring result would you make the same decision to have surgery? | Not answered by 1 | Not answered by 4 | 0.17 |
| Yes | 71 (98.6%) | 55 (93.2%) | |
| If we find that taping does make a difference to the scar would you tape a future torso scar after surgery? | Not answered by 2 | Not answered by 2 | 0.15 |
| Yes | 51 (71.8%) | 52 (85.2%) | |
| No | 4 (5.6%) | 3 (4.9%) | |
| Don’t know | 16 (22.5%) | 6 (9.8%) |