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Table 2 Assessment of anxiety and pain

From: Hypnosis for pain and anxiety management in cognitively impaired older adults undergoing scheduled lumbar punctures: a randomized controlled pilot study

 

Total (n = 50)

Hypnosis group (n = 25)

Control group (n = 25)

Test statistic

p-value

Anxiety median (IQR)

 Self-assessed/10

1.5 (4.0)

1.0 (2.0)

3.0 (5.0)

W = 413.0

< 0.05a

 Hetero-assessed/10

1.0 (2.8)

1.0 (0)

3.0 (4.0)

W = 465.0

< 0.01a

Pain median (IQR)

 Self-assessed/10

3.0 (4.8)

2.0 (3.0)

3.0 (4.0)

W = 386.0

0.15a

 Hetero-assessed/5

2.0 (1.0)

1.0 (1.0)

2.0 (2.0)

W = 411.5

< 0.05a

 HR change (bpm) mean (SD)

4.4 (5.7)

2.3 (4.9)

6.3 (5.9)

t = 2.4, df = 41

< 0.05b

Subjective experience of LP

 Much worse than expected

0

0.42c

 Worse than expected

2 (4.0)

0

2 (8.0)

 As expected

14 (28.0)

7 (28.0)

7 (28.0)

 Better than expected

20 (40.0)

9 (36.0)

11 (44.0)

 Much better than expected

14 (28.0)

9 (36.0)

5 (20.0)

  1. bpm beats per minute, df degrees of freedom, HR heart rate, IQR interquartile range, LP lumbar puncture, SD standard deviation
  2. aWilcoxon test
  3. bStudent’s t-test
  4. cFisher’s exact test