Table 1 Hysteroscopy: patient characteristics
Music group N = 39 | Control group N = 42 | |
|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 45.4 (13.2) | 45.2 (15.0) |
Height (m) | 1.67 (0.07) | 1.66 (0.07) |
Weight (kg) | 77.3 (20.7) | 73.2 (14.5) |
Body mass index | 27.6 (7.6) | 26.7 (6.4) |
Dysmenorrhea (mm VAS) | 38.7 (31.4) | 41.0 (26.7) |
Expected pain (mm VAS) | 51.2 (21.3) | 54.6 (22.9) |
Heart rate before procedure (bpm) | 80.4 (11.1) | 78.6 (13.2) |
Use of a painkiller (%) | 82 | 88 |
Difficulty of procedure (%) | ||
Very easy | 27 | 37 |
Easy | 40 | 23 |
Normal | 19 | 34 |
Difficult | 11 | 3 |
Very difficult | 3 | 3 |
Intervention (%) | ||
Diagnostic | 23 | 31 |
Biopsies | 23 | 21 |
Therapeutic | 54 | 48 |
Diameter 5.5 mm Hysteroscope (%) | 67 | 74 |
STAI 1 score before procedure | 40.7 (13.0) | 42.6 (12.5) |
STAI 2 score | 34.0 (8.0) | 36.0 (10.5) |