Anxiety levels of patients undergoing coronary procedures in the catheterization laboratory Ronak Delewi, Wieneke Vlastra, Wim J. Rohling, Tineke C. Wagenaar, Max Zwemstra, Martin G. Meesterman, Marije M. Vis, Joanna J Wykrzykowska, Karel T. Koch, Robbert J. de Winter, Jan Baan, Jan J. Piek, Mirjam A.G. Sprangers, José P.S. Henriques International Journal of Cardiology Volume 228, Pages 926-930 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.043 Copyright © 2016 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Timeline of Visual Analogue Scale anxiety score assessment. International Journal of Cardiology 2017 228, 926-930DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.043) Copyright © 2016 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Visual Analogue Scale anxiety score. VAS=Visual Analogue Scale, CAG=coronary angiography, PCI=percutaneous coronary intervention, pPCI=primary percutaneous coronary intervention. VAS anxiety scores (in mm) of (A) the total study population and VAS anxiety scores categorized per (B) sex, (C) type of intervention, (D) urgency and (E) age at the four different time points around the CAG or PCI procedure. Different time points being at hospital intake, pre-procedure at the catheterization room, post-procedure at the catheterization room and during hospital discharge. International Journal of Cardiology 2017 228, 926-930DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.043) Copyright © 2016 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Level of education and mean anxiety. VAS anxiety scores (in mm) and p-values of low educated (<11years of education), intermediate educated (12–14years of education) and high educated (>14years of education) patients. International Journal of Cardiology 2017 228, 926-930DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.043) Copyright © 2016 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Terms and Conditions