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

Table 2 Comparison of the State and Trait Anxiety scores between groups

Study Group		Pre-test	Post-test	P-Value^*	ANCOVA (P-Value)
Study Group		Mean (SD)		P-Value^*	ANCOVA (P-Value)
State Anxiety scores	Control	58.33 (12.19)	58.34 (9.25)	0.67	< 0.01
	Intervention	62.53 (12.76)	36.73 (9.21)	< 0.01	< 0.01
	Sig. ^**	0.365
Trait Anxiety scores	Control	59.60 (9.13)	58.73 (9.46)	0.49	< 0.01
	Intervention	64.53 (10.0)	35.53 (11.27)	< 0.01	< 0.01
	Sig. ^**	0.169

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