Table 3 Comparison of mean anxiety scores of patients and parents between PPIA and parental absence
Subjects | Time | PPIA (X ± SD) | Parental absence (X ± SD) | Test statistics, (t test; p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All children (mYPAS score) | Reception | 26.6 ± 9.2 | 27.3 ± 8.04 | 0.368; 0.713 |
Separation | 38.4 ± 18.3 | 41.4 ± 21.7 | 0.747; 0.457 | |
Induction | 54.1 ± 22.8 | 58.6 ± 23.1 | 0.984; 0.328 | |
Parents (STAI score) | Baseline | 52.2 ± 6.7 | 53.0 ± 6.5 | 0.652; 0.516 |
Separation | 51.7 ± 7.8 | 52.4 ± 6.2 | 0.520; 0.604 | |
Induction | 51.9 ± 7.9 | 52.9 ± 7.9 | 0.633; 0.528 |