Table 1.
Study Population Characteristics
| Characteristic | n* |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 19 |
| Female | 21 |
| Mean age | 60 years |
| Pathology | |
| Atypical meningioma | 1 |
| High-grade glioma | 12 |
| Low-grade glioma | 3 |
| Meningioma | 3 |
| Metastasis | 7 |
| Other | 4 |
| Sarcoma | 1 |
| Position | |
| Half lateral | 1 |
| Lateral decubitus, left up | 4 |
| Lateral decubitus, right up | 2 |
| Supine | 14 |
| Supine, bump under shoulder | 10 |
| Self-description | |
| A very anxious person | 10 |
| A not very anxious person | 21 |
| A high pain tolerance | 20 |
| A low pain tolerance | 11 |
*
Note: The 40 patients asked to participate in the study make up gender and age categories; the 31 patients who completed the study comprise the total for pathology, position, and self-description categories.