Table 2.
Comparison of clinician observation, VAS, and anxiety scores between the 2 techniques
| Variables | Digital (N = 39) | Conventional (N = 39) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation by Clinician | Mean | SD | SE | Mean | SD | SE | P |
| Eye Squeezing | 6.23 | 7.18 | 1.15 | 11.72 | 5.55 | .89 | <.001†† |
| Hand-Foot Movement | 1.47 | 4.39 | .7 | 6.59 | 7.21 | 1.16 | <.001†† |
| Difficulty in Breathing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 5.84 | .94 | .003†† |
| Queasiness | 1.47 | 4.39 | .7 | 8.06 | 7.18 | 1.15 | <.001†† |
| Gag Reflex | 1.47 | 4.39 | .7 | 3.66 | 6.32 | 1.01 | .079†† |
| Vomiting | 0 | 0 | 0 | .37 | 2.29 | .37 | .317†† |
| Crying | 0 | 0 | 0 | .37 | 2.29 | .37 | .317†† |
| Overall Discomfort Score | 10.62 | 17.25 | 2.76 | 33.70 | 25.49 | 4.08 | <.001† |
| VAS Scores by Patient | |||||||
| General Feeling | 6.03 | 14.76 | 2.36 | 20.28 | 28.55 | 4.57 | .008† |
| Difficulty in Breathing | 3.97 | 12.14 | 1.94 | 12.9 | 24.60 | 3.94 | .045†† |
| Smell-Taste Discomfort | 1.7 | 5.58 | .89 | 12.18 | 20.16 | 3.23 | .002†† |
| Heat–Cold Discomfort | 2.18 | 3.58 | .57 | 1.56 | 3.80 | .61 | .311†† |
| Queasiness | 6.64 | 14.43 | 2.31 | 24.23 | 32.11 | 5.14 | .001†† |
| Gag Reflex | 4.95 | 10.59 | 1.7 | 18.23 | 30.45 | 4.88 | .019†† |
| Pain | 3.46 | 9.54 | 1.53 | 2.92 | 5.46 | .87 | .436†† |
| Average VAS Score | 4.14 | 7.75 | 1.24 | 13.19 | 16.45 | 2.63 | <.001†† |
| Stress Scores by Patient | |||||||
| STAI-TX 1 | 25.61 | 8.14 | 25.62 | 26.38 | 7.63 | 1.22 | .668† |
†Student’s t-test. ††Mann–Whitney U-Test. P < .05 Statistical significance from other group.
SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error; df, numerator degrees of freedom.