Table 2.
Difference in the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety value at time point 2 (at admission) between the virtual reality and the control groups for both women and their partners (difference calculated using the Student t test).
| Study arm | VAS-Aa Q1b, mean (SD) | VAS-A Q2c, mean (SD) | Change in score on the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety | Mean differenced | P valued | 95% CId | |||||||
| Women | 1.0 | .08 | −0.1 to 2.0 | ||||||||||
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Control group | 3.8 (2.3) | 4.6 (2.5) | 0.8 |
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VRe group | 4.1 (2.3) | 5.6 (2.4) | 1.5 |
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| Partners | 0.6 | .30 | −0.5 to 1.6 | ||||||||||
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Control group | 2.5 (1.9) | 3.4 (2.0) | 0.9 |
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VR group | 2.5 (2.3) | 3.9 (2.5) | 1.4 |
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aVAS-A: Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety.
bQ1: questionnaire time point 1.
cQ2: questionnaire time point 2.
dThese values are given for the change in score on the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety between the control group and the VR group for both women and their partners.
eVR: virtual reality.