Table 2 Pain and anxiety levels before and after the VR simulation. Median (IQR) if not mentioned otherwise
Pre | Post | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Result | N | Result | P-value | |||
Pain level, [NRS 0–10] | 52 | 4.5 | (3–7) | 50 | 3 | (2–5) | < 0.001 |
Anxiety level, [NRS 0–10] | 52 | 4 | (2–5) | 49 | 2 | (0–3) | < 0.001 |
PROMIS anxiety total, scores ranging from 8–40 | 51 | 14 | (11–21) | 49 | 8 | (8–11) | < 0.001 |
Pain bearable, n (%) | 52 | 45 | (86.5) | 48 | 46 | (95.8) | 0.125 |