Table 1.

Statistical analyses of results of VAS-anxiety and motor function as indexed by Purdue pegboard test

VAS for anxiety
		Baseline/pre intervention	Post intervention
	Mental imagery group	1.32 ± 1.20	0.96 ± 1.25
	Control group	0.8 ± 0.94	0.43 ± 0.62
	Two-tailed unpaired t-test comparing values between groups	P = 0.20	P = 0.13
Motor function as indexed by the Purdue pegboard test
	Left hand
		Baseline/pre intervention	Post intervention
	Mental imagery group	11.9 ± 2.5	12.24 ± 2.26
	Control group	11.98 ± 2.45	12.02 ± 2.51
	Two-tailed unpaired t-test comparing values between groups	P = 0.98	P = 0.79
	Right hand
		Baseline/pre intervention	Post intervention
	Mental imagery group	12.74 ± 2.49	13.33 ± 2.48
	Control group	12.89 ± 2.44	13.27 ± 2.50
	Two-tailed unpaired t-test comparing values between groups	P = 0.87	P = 0.95

Visual analog scale = VAS. Expressed as: mean ± standard deviation.