The acceptability of high resolution anoscopy examination in patients attending a tertiary referral centre

BMC Cancer

Table 2 a and b comparison of pain scores by patients and clinicians

Clinicians independently assessed the pain after the procedure and made a note before handing the form for the patient to fill-in in private. Pain scale consisted of a numerical visual analogue scale where 0 indicates no pain or discomfort felt by the patient, while 10 indicates severe pain. There is an association between nurse and patient pain scores (Fisher’s exact test p < 0.001). Similarly there is an association between clinician’s and patient’s pain scores (Fisher’s exact test p < 0.001)

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