Background
Methods
Experiment design
Group | Ta | T0 | T1 |
---|---|---|---|
Control group 1 | 90 | 60 | -- |
Experimental group 1 | 90 | 60 | 70 |
Experimental group 2 | 90 | 60 | 80 |
Experimental group 3 | 90 | 60 | 90 |
Experimental group 4 | 90 | 60 | 100 |
Experimental group 5 | 90 | 60 | 110 |
Subjects and setting
Experimental implementation
Ethics statement
Variables
Demographic variables
Satisfaction level
Hypothetical scenarios and tools
Statistical analysis
Results
Baseline characteristics
Group | Female | Age (years old) | Graduate | Hospital visit history |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control group (n = 52) | 27 (51.9%) | 35.5 [29.0, 40.0] | 30 (57.7%) | 41 (78.8%) |
Experimental group (n = 245) | 155 (63.3%) | 37.0 [34.0, 40.0] | 142 (58.0%) | 193 (78.8%) |
Experimental group 1 (n = 45) | 20 (44.4%) | 38.0 [33.0, 42.0] | 27 (60.0%) | 31 (68.9%) |
Experimental group 2 (n = 54) | 35 (64.8%) | 36.0 [33.5, 40.0] | 32 (59.3%) | 45 (83.3%) |
Experimental group 3 (n = 49) | 34 (69.4%) | 36.0 [30.0, 40.0] | 25 (51.0%) | 42 (85.7%) |
Experimental group 4 (n = 48) | 33 (68.8%) | 37.5 [35.0, 39.75] | 29 (60.4%) | 34 (70.8%) |
Experimental group 5 (n = 49) | 33 (67.3%) | 37.0 [34.0, 40.0] | 29 (59.2%) | 41 (83.7%) |
Unfavorable information extends EWT
N | ≤ 0 min | 1–20 min | 21–40 min | ≥ 41 min | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All subjects | 245 | 105(42.6%) | 88(35.9%) | 43(17.6%) | 9(3.7%) |
Gender | |||||
Male | 90 | 40(44.4%) | 30(33.3%) | 19(21.1%) | 1(1.1%) |
Female | 155 | 65(41.9%) | 58(37.4%) | 24(15.5%) | 8(5.2%) |
Hospital visit history | |||||
Yes | 193 | 83(43.0%) | 73(37.8%) | 29(15.0%) | 8(4.1%) |
No | 46 | 20(43.5%) | 13(28.3%) | 12(26.1%) | 1(2.2%) |
Education level | |||||
High school and below | 71 | 34(47.9%) | 26(36.6%) | 9(12.7%) | 2(2.8%) |
Graduate | 142 | 58(40.8%) | 49(34.5%) | 29(20.4%) | 6(4.2%) |
Post Graduate | 30 | 13(43.3%) | 13(43.3%) | 3(10%) | 1(3.3%) |
Age | |||||
18 years old and under | 37 | 16(43.2%) | 15(40.5%) | 5(13.5%) | 1(2.7%) |
19–36 years old | 77 | 35(45.5%) | 23(29.9%) | 16(20.8%) | 3(3.9%) |
37 years old and above | 131 | 55(42.0%) | 49(37.4%) | 22(16.8%) | 5(3.8%) |
The extended EWT closer to AWT attribute a higher satisfaction
Group | Cases | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control group | |||||
T0 = 60, Ta = 90 | 52 | 3 (5.8%) | 13 (25.0%) | 17 (32.7%) | 19 (36.5%) |
Experimental groups | |||||
T0 = 60, T1 = 70 Ta = 90 | 45 | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (8.9%) | 21 (46.7%) | 20 (44.4%) |
T0 = 60, T1 = 80, Ta = 90 | 54 | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (9.3%) a | 35 (64.8%) a | 14 (25.9%) |
T0 = 60, T1 = 90, Ta = 90 | 49 | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (12.2%) | 9 (18.4%) | 34 (69.4%) a |
T0 = 60, T1 = 100, Ta = 90 | 48 | 2 (4.2%) | 1 (2.1%) a | 15 (31.3%) | 30 (62.5%) a |
T0 = 60, T1 = 110, Ta = 90 | 49 | 5 (10.2%) | 5 (10.2%) | 16 (32.7%) | 23 (46.9%) |