Comparison of double pants with single pants on satisfaction with colonoscopy

Table 3 Comparison of satisfaction rated by Group Health Association of America 9 survey by favorable response rate and likert scale, pants specific satisfaction, state anxiety and shame after colonoscopy between novel double pants and conventional single pants

	FRR, n (%)			Likert scale (mean ± SD)
	CSP	NDP	P value	CSP	NDP	P value
GHAA9
Appointment wait time	73 (91.3)	72 (90.0)	> 0.999	3.7 ± 0.7	3.6 ± 0.9	0.351
Waiting on procedure day	74 (92.5)	76 (95.0)	0.746	3.8 ± 0.8	3.9 ± 0.8	0.649
Personal manner of physician	78 (97.5)	79 (98.8)	> 0.999	4.4 ± 0.6	4.4 ± 0.6	0.712
Technical skills of physician	74 (92.5)	76 (95.0)	0.746	4.1 ± 0.8	4.1 ± 0.7	0.564
Personal manner of support staff	77 (96.3)	78 (97.5)	> 0.999	4.3 ± 0.7	4.0 ± 0.5	0.546
Adequacy of explanation of what was done	74 (92.5)	78 (97.5)	0.276	4.0 ± 0.6	4.0 ± 0.5	0.902
Overall rating of visit	75 (93.8)	74 (92.5)	> 0.999	3.9 ± 0.6	3.9 ± 0.6	0.806
Yes/No questions
Would have procedure by same physician: Yes	78 (97.5)	77 (96.3)	> 0.999
Would have procedure at same facility: Yes	79 (98.8)	79 (98.8)	> 0.999
Pants specific satisfaction
Difficulty in defecation				3.7 ± 0.5	3.8 ± 0.4	0.106
Difficulty in position change				3.7 ± 0.5	3.8 ± 0.3	0.175
Worriness about exposing buttock area in procedure				3.3 ± 0.7	2.9 ± 0.7	< 0.001
Will to wear same pants at next colonoscopy				2.1 ± 0.9	3.3 ± 0.8	< 0.001
Will to recommend to other people to wear same pants				2.0 ± 1.0	3.3 ± 0.7	< 0.001
Before colonoscopy
Total scores of trait anxiety				39.2 ± 8.8	39.4 ± 8.2	0.904
Total scores of state anxiety				37.9 ± 8.2	39.9 ± 8.8	0.144
After colonoscopy
Total scores of state anxiety				35.4 ± 6.9	33.0 ± 7.0	0.028
Total scores of shame				8.1 ± 3.2	6.6 ± 1.5	< 0.001
Change of state anxiety before and after the procedure				-2.4 ± 7.6	-6.9 ± 8.4	0.001

The scores on pants-specific satisfaction ranged between 5 and 20, and the scores of the trait and state anxiety questionnaire range between 20 and 80. The scores on the body shame questionnaire ranged between 6 and 24. A score of more than 3 of Likert scale was considered a FRR (Excellent: 5; Very Good: 4; Good: 3; Fair: 2; Poor: 1). Likert scale: Excellent: 5; Very Good: 4; Good: 3; Fair: 2; Poor: 1. Scores of pants specific satisfaction, Not at all: 1; A little: 2; Moderately: 3; Very much: 4. CSP: Conventional single pants; NDP: Novel double pants; GHAA9: Group Health Association of America 9; FRR: Favorable response rate.