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. 2017 Mar-Apr;11(3-4):104–110. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.4127

Table 2.

Anxiety experienced before cystoscopy and UDS – Univariate analysis

Cystoscopy – Anxiety before procedure

n (%) p Level (mean ± SD p
Overall (n=101) 59 (58.4) 2.8 ± 3.0
Male (n=66) 40 (60.6) 0.672 2.9 ± 3.1 0.588
Female (n=35) 19 (54.3) 2.6 ± 2.9
Age, years
 18–50 (n=16) 15 (93.7%) 0.019* 4.8 ± 2.6 0.038*
 51–60 (n=19) 9 (47.4%) 2.4 ± 3.4
 61–70 (n=29) 15 (51.7%) 2.9 ± 3.2
 71–80 (n=26) 15 (57.7%) 2.2 ± 2.5
 >80 (n=11) 5 (45.5%) 2.1 ± 2.6
First-time cystoscopy (n=27) 18 (66.7%) 0.366 3.6 ± 3.2 0.130
Repeat cystoscopy (n=74) 41 (55.4%) 2.5 ± 2.9
Information (n=91) 57 (62.6%) 0.015* 3.0 ± 3.0 0.053
No information (n=10) 2 (20.0%) 1.3 ± 2.8
Pain (n=59) 43 (72.9%) 0.001* 3.8 ± 3.2 <0.001*
No pain (n= 42) 16 (38.1%) 1.4 ± 2.1
Embarrassment (n= 22) 17 (77.3%) 0.052 4.2 ± 3.3 0.026*
No embarrassment (n= 79) 42 (53.2%) 2.4 ± 2.8

UDS – Anxiety before procedure

n (%) p Level (mean ± SD) p

Overall (n=185) 77 (41.6) 2.2 ± 3.1
Males (n=68) 28 (41.2) 1.000 2.2 ± 3.2 0.895
Females (n=117) 49 (41.9) 2.1 ± 3.0
Age, years
 18–50 (n=58) 26 (44.8) 0.353 2.2 ± 3.0 0.316
 51–60 (n=40) 21 (52.5) 3.0 ± 3.6
 61–70 (n=47) 17(36.2) 1.8 ± 2.8
 71–80 (n=30) 9 (30.0) 1.3 ± 2.6
 >80 (n=10) 4 (40.0) 2.4 ± 3.7
First-time UDS (n=129) 57 (44.2) 0.254 2.2 ± 3.1 0.237
Repeat UDS (n=56) 20 (35.7) 1.8 ± 2.8
Information (n=113) 45 (39.8) 0.545 2.1 ± 3.0 0.560
No information (n=72) 32 (44.4) 2.3 ± 3.1
Pain (n=111) 55 (49.5) 0.010* 2.6 ± 3.2 0.007*
No pain (n=74) 22 (29.7) 1.4 ± 2.6
Embarrassment (n= 64) 36 (56.2) 0.005* 3.0 ± 3.3 0.002*
No embarrassment (n= 121) 41 (33.9) 1.7 ± 2.8
*

Significant correlations (p<0.05);

n: number of patients experiencing anxiety before the procedure; level: level of anxiety on numerical rating scale before the procedure; information: patients reported having received information before the procedure. SD: standard deviation; UDS: urodynamic study.