| Control(n = 60) | Intervention(n = 62) | p Value | |
| Age (years) | 57.3 (13.2) | 58.2 (11.9) | 0.71* |
| Male sex (%) | 48.3% | 58.1% | 0.28** |
| Suspected cancer (%) | 50.0% | 53.2% | 0.87** |
| Prior discussion (%) | 48.4% | 51.6% | 0.86** |
| Prior bronchoscopy (%) | 20% | 14.5% | 0.42** |
| Anxiety VAS (median (range)) | 39.0 (30.0) | 37.4 (27.6) | 0.84*** |
| Degner score | 3.8 (1.1) | 3.6 (1.1) | 0.39* |
| APAIS procedure (median (range)) | 4.8 (2.7) | 4.7 (2.3) | 0.77*** |
| APAIS outcome | 5.4 (2.7) | 5.4 (2.3) | 0.88* |
| APAIS information | 7.6 (2.0) | 8.1 (2.2) | 0.26* |
| APAIS anxiety total | 10.2 (4.9) | 10.1 (4.3) | 0.91* |
Data are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.
*t test; **χ2 test; ***Mann-Whitney U test.
APAIS, Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale; VAS, visual analogue scale.