Characteristic
Standard care (n = 20) Mean (SD) or n (%) Standard care (n = 20) Mean (SD) or n (%) Virtual reality (n = 20) Mean (SD) or n (%) Virtual reality (n = 20) Mean (SD) or n (%)
Age (years) Age (years) 31.3 (5.2) 31.3 (5.2) 31.1 (5.4)
Parity (No.) Parity (No.) 2.2 (1.9) 2.2 (1.9) 2.4 (1.7)
Nulliparous Nulliparous 4 (20) 4 (20) 4 (20)
Multiparous Multiparous 16 (80) 16 (80) 16 (80)
Ethnicity Ethnicity
White White 8 (40) 8 (40) 9 (45)
Black Black 4 (20) 4 (20) 3 (15)
Asian Asian 5 (25) 5 (25) 8 (40)
Mixed Mixed 3 (15) 3 (15) 0 (0)
Menopausal status Menopausal status
Pre-menopausal Pre-menopausal 7 (35) 7 (35) 7 (35)
Post-menopausal Post-menopausal 13(65) 13(65) 13(65)
Prior outpatient hysteroscopy Prior outpatient hysteroscopy 3 (15) 3 (15) 4 (20)
Hysteroscopy indication Hysteroscopy indication
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
5 (25)
5 (25)
6 (30)
Incidental finding Incidental finding
2 (10)
2 (10)
5 (25)
Postmenopausal bleeding Postmenopausal bleeding
11 (55)
11 (55)
8 (40)
Lost coil thread Lost coil thread
2 (10)
2 (10)
0 (0)
Recurrent postcoital bleeding Recurrent postcoital bleeding
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (5)
Pain killers taken before procedure Pain killers taken before procedure 12 (60) 12 (60) 13(65)
Expected pain score Expected pain score 6.5 (2.0) 6.5 (2.0) 7.0 (2.2)
Expected anxiety score Expected anxiety score 5.6 (3.1) 5.6 (3.1) 6.4 (2.9)