Table 5 The most common emotions of children before and after the procedure (Q1)
Category | Emotion (n, in brackets %) | Intervention group (n = 38) | Reference group (n = 32) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beforea | Afterb | Beforea | Afterb | ||
Positive | Joy | 6 (16) | 12 (32) | 7 (22) | 8 (25) |
Fun | 3 (8) | 8 (21) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | |
Content | 3 (8) | 5 (13) | 4 (13) | 6 (19) | |
Enthusiasm | 0 | 4 (11) | 1 (3) | 4 (13) | |
Total | 12 (32) | 29 (76) | 14 (44) | 20 (63) | |
Neutral | Confusion | 6 (16) | 2 (5) | 5 (16) | 7 (22) |
Boredom | 5 (13) | 4 (11) | 4 (13) | 3 (9) | |
Surprise | 3 (8) | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
Total | 14 (36) | 7 (19) | 9 (28) | 11 (34) | |
Negative | Annoyance | 6 (16) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) | 0 |
Fear | 5 (13) | 0 | 6 (19) | 1 (3) | |
Anger | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | |
Sadness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 12 (32) | 2 (5) | 9 (28) | 1 (3) | |