Table 3 Visual Analog Scale of patients’ subjective pain before and during bronchoscopy

Q1. Did you have any concerns before the test?

5.62 ± 3.28

5.40 ± 2.94

0.721

Q2. Was the throat anesthesia you had before the test painful?

3.92 ± 2.94

3.86 ± 2.74

0.907

Q3. Do you remember what happened during the inspection?

4.03 ± 3.96

4.77 ± 3.65

0.340

Q4. Did you feel distressed during the examination?

2.48 ± 2.80

3.46 ± 3.00

0.103

Q5. Did you experience any pain during the bronchoscopy?

1.10 ± 1.88

2.13 ± 2.42

†0.022

Q6. Did you have difficulty of breathing during the bronchoscopy?

2.25 ± 2.85

2.84 ± 2.82

0.319

Q7. Did you have a cough during the bronchoscopy?

3.01 ± 2.92

3.43 ± 3.12

0.494

Q8. Did you feel like the examination took a long time?

3.69 ± 2.39

3.61 ± 2.32

0.869

Q9. How are you feeling after the test?

3.40 ± 2.19

3.70 ± 2.05

0.487

Q10. Do you think you could have another bronchoscopy if necessary?

3.82 ± 2.93

4.17 ± 2.75

0.547

Q11. Do you think you could have another bronchoscopy if necessary? (yes or no)

0.400

 yes

38 (80.9)

35 (71.4)

 no

9 (19.1)

14 (28.6)