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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: Virtual reality exposure therapy to decrease anxiety before surgical invasive procedures in hemodialysis patients: an interventional study

Categories

Intervention

Control

Sig

Sex: N

   

 Male/Female

8 / 7

10 / 5

0.12*

Age: Mean (SD)

40.7 (12.82)

40.8 (14.19)

0.98**

Degree

   

 Not completed high school

 diploma: N (%)

8 (53.3)

4 (26.7)

0.19*

 High school diploma: N (%)

5 (33.3)

5 (33.3)

 University degree: N (%)

2 (13.3)

6 (40)

History of previous surgery (yes/no)

7 / 8

6 / 9

0.71*

  1. * Pearson Chi-square test, ** T-test