Patients’ Appraisal of Information Provided Before Scanning, and Correlations with STAI-S Before Scanning
| 99mTc-HDP BS | 18F FDG PET/CT | |||||||
| Appraisal | Mean ± SD | Min | Max | Correlation | Mean ± SD | Min | Max | Correlation |
| Procedure information | ||||||||
| On day of scan | ||||||||
| Comprehensible | 6.00 ± 1.26 | 3 | 7 | 0.579 | 5.69 ± 1.26 | 2 | 7 | −0.386* |
| Useful | 5.65 ± 1.43 | 2 | 7 | 0.709* | 5.82 ± 1.50 | 1 | 7 | −0.144 |
| On day before scan | ||||||||
| Suitable | 6.20 ± 1.08 | 4 | 7 | 0.520 | 6.14 ± 1.03 | 4 | 7 | −0.237 |
| Useful | 6.13 ± 1.36 | 1 | 7 | 0.404 | 6.10 ± 1.24 | 1 | 7 | −0.162 |
| NM department | 6.85 ± 0.95 | 1 | 7 | — | 6.80 ± 0.63 | 4 | 7 | −0.52 |
| Treated with dignity and respect | ||||||||
| Satisfied | 6.68 ± 1.23 | 1 | 7 | — | 6.53 ± 1.30 | 1 | 7 | 0.227 |
↵* Statistically significant at <0.05 level.
Min = minimum; max = maximum.