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Table 4 Comparison of POMS and the impression for upper GI endoscopy between pre- and post-distraction among the three groups

From: The influence of various distractions prior to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a prospective randomized controlled study

 

POMS and Impression for upper GI endoscopy

Pre-distraction

Post-distraction

P-value

Group 2

(POMS: Score of negative mood)

A-H

46.7 ± 7.1

44.0 ± 6.8

<  0.05

C-B

49.8 ± 8.4

47.4 ± 8.0

NS

D-D

50.1 ± 8.6

47.5 ± 7.4

NS

F-I

46.6 ± 7.2

43.4 ± 7.1

<  0.05

T-A

51.1 ± 9.0

45.9 ± 8.9

<  0.01

TMD

47.8 ± 7.9

44.0 ± 7.8

<  0.05

(POMS: Score of positive mood)

V-V

55.9 ± 9.1

56.2 ± 10.0

NS

F

59.3 ± 8.5

59.5 ± 10.3

NS

(Impression for endoscopy)

   

Strain

42.0 ± 25.3

32.9 ± 23.2

NS

Anxiety

39.3 ± 25.0

27.9 ± 23.5

<  0.05

Fear

28.1 ± 24.4

19.5 ± 21.2

NS

Group 3

(POMS: Score of negative mood)

A-H

47.8 ± 7.0

45.7 ± 7.5

NS

C-B

50.4 ± 7.1

47.3 ± 7.6

<  0.05

D-D

49.3 ± 6.8

46.4 ± 6.4

<  0.01

F-I

46.3 ± 7.3

43.3 ± 6.8

<  0.05

T-A

54.7 ± 9.4

48.0 ± 8.1

< 0.01

TMD

48.3 ± 7.0

44.3 ± 6.8

< 0.01

(POMS: Score of positive mood)

V-V

56.2 ± 9.1

55.3 ± 11.2

NS

F

59.8 ± 8.9

59.4 ± 10.9

NS

(Impression for endoscopy)

   

Strain

53.9 ± 28.9

38.8 ± 21.5

< 0.01

Anxiety

33.8 ± 24.1

31.3 ± 23.8

NS

Fear

26.8 ± 18.8

27.0 ± 26.4

NS

Group 4

(POMS: Score of negative mood)

A-H

45.2 ± 7.7

41.9 ± 6.5

NS

C-B

47.5 ± 8.4

44.1 ± 7.0

< 0.05

D-D

48.4 ± 6.7

44.7 ± 6.1

< 0.01

F-I

44.2 ± 8.2

39.0 ± 6.1

< 0.01

T-A

50.3 ± 10.4

42.6 ± 8.8

< 0.01

TMD

45.1 ± 7.7

41.3 ± 6.6

< 0.01

(POMS: Score of positive mood)

V-V

53.0 ± 10.3

53.2 ± 12.1

NS

F

60.2 ± 9.3

60.2 ± 10.5

NS

(Impression for endoscopy)

Strain

41.7 ± 28.7

21.5 ± 23.5

< 0.001

Anxiety

31.3 ± 26.7

19.2 ± 21.9

<  0.05

Fear

21.8 ± 21.9

13.4 ± 19.4

< 0.05

  1. A-H anger-hostility, C-B confusion-bewilderment, D-D depression-dejection, F friendship, F-I fatigue-languid, GI gastrointestinal, POMS profile of mood states, T-A tension-anxiety, TMD total mood distress, V-V vigor-vitality. Data represent the means ± standard deviation (SD). P-value is based on the Mann-Whitney U-test. Significance is at the 5% level