Table 2 Pain and anxiety experienced by women in control and intervention groups
VL + LA + analgesics (control) N = 423 | VL + LA only (intervention) N = 461 | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Relaxation when lying waiting (%) | |||
Very relaxed | 46.34 | 40.78 | |
Relaxed | 44.21 | 48.16 | |
Not really relaxed | 8.98 | 9.33 | |
Not relaxed at all | 0.47 | 1.74 | p = 0.520 |
During procedure | |||
Anxiety during procedure (%) | |||
Not anxious at all | 35.93 | 34.06 | |
A little bit anxious | 56.74 | 57.70 | |
Anxious | 4.49 | 5.86 | |
Very anxious | 2.84 | 2.39 | p = 0.849 |
Pain intensity compared to expected (%) | |||
Less than expected | 31.44 | 31.24 | |
As expected | 42.32 | 42.52 | |
More than expected | 26.24 | 26.25 | p = 0.995 |
Moment pain was most intense (%) | |||
Cutting/opening of abdomen | 1.18 | 1.08 | |
Hooking/insertion of instrument | 96.93 | 97.61 | |
Closing/stitching | 1.89 | 1.30 | p = 0.801 |
Percent reporting pain was too much | 8.04 | 6.29 | p = 0.573 |
Percent experiencing any side effect | 5.44 | 3.69 | p = 0.376 |
Drowsiness | 4.55 | 0.00 | p = 0.440 |
Dizziness | 36.36 | 20.00 | p = 0.398 |
Nausea/vomiting | 13.64 | 33.33 | p = 0.113 |
Pain elsewhere | 27.27 | 26.67 | p = 0.965 |
Fast heartbeat | 9.09 | 0.00 | p = 0.257 |
Fever | 22.73 | 33.33 | p = 0.443 |
Mean pain scores (SD) | |||
Mean score overall | 6.63 (1.81) | 6.46 (1.94) | p = 0.172 |
Mean score during most painful moment | 7.00 (1.68) | 6.88 (1.77) | p = 0.467 |
After procedure | |||
Mean pain score at interview (SD) | 5.58 (2.14) | 5.23 (2.07) | p = 0.091 |
Percent still experiencing any side effect | 23.64 | 23.43 | p = 0.940 |
Drowsiness | 9.00 | 4.63 | p = 0.272 |
Dizziness | 39.00 | 27.78 | p = 0.230 |
Nausea/vomiting | 37.00 | 33.33 | p = 0.672 |
Pain elsewhere | 31.00 | 34.26 | p = 0.538 |
Fast heartbeat | 0.00 | 0.93 | p = 0.331 |
Fever | 15.00 | 31.48 | p = 0.015 |
Difficulty breathing | 0.00 | 0.93 | p = 0.308 |