Table 1.

Patient Variables, Duration of Procedure, and Comparison of Anxiety and Pain Scores Between Two Groups

	Group 1 (n=62)	Group 2 (n=62)	P value
Age (y)
Mean±SD	62.0±12.7	64.8±11.2	0.205
Range	25–81	33–84
Duration of procedure (min)
Mean±SD	7.1±1.3	7.4±1.2	0.214
Pulse (beats/min) Mean±SD
Preprocedure	72.4±7.1	72.6±7.7	0.876
Postprocedure	79.8±5.5	76.0±7.3	0.002
STAI–S score Mean±SD
Preprocedure	41.4±7.6	41.6±7.9	0.889
Postprocedure	39.4±6.5	34.5±5.8	<0.001
First ever cystoscopy	40.8±6.2 (n=23)	34.8±6.6 (n=20)	0.003
Previous cystoscopy	38.5±6.6 (n=39)	34.4±5.5 (n=42)	0.003
Diagnostic cystoscopy	41.0±6.8 (n=24)	36.5±6.6 (n=22)	0.031
Surveillance cystoscopy	38.3±6.1 (n=38)	33.4±5.0 (n=40)	<0.001
Mean pain score
Mean±SD	2.53±1.34	1.63±1.09	<0.001
First ever cystoscopy	2.91±1.62 (n=23)	1.65±1.27 (n=20)	0.009
Previous cystoscopy	2.31±1.10 (n=39)	1.62±1.01 (n=42)	0.006
Diagnostic cystoscopy	2.83±1.58 (n=24)	2.05±1.17 (n=22)	0.063
Surveillance cystoscopy	2.34±1.15 (n=38)	1.40±0.98 (n=40)	<0.001
Classification of pain
No pain	3	10
Mild pain	48	50
Moderate pain	11	2
Severe pain	0	0

SD=standard deviation; STAI-S=State Instrument of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.