Table 3 Summary of patient reported bother with sequential compression devices
Question | Mean | 95% confidence interval | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Range 1-not bothersome to 10-very bothersome | |||
The SCDs were noisy | 1.3 | 1.1-1.6 | 0.8683 |
The SCDs caused pain | 1.4 | 1.1-1.7 | 0.6521 |
The SCDs were confining | 3.1 | 2.6 - 3.6 | 0.7058 |
The SCDs caused sweating | 1.8 | 1.4-2.1 | 0.722 |
The SCDs made my legs hot | 1.9 | 1.5-2.2 | 0.7509 |
The SCDs caused insomnia or waking from sleep | 2.1 | 1.6-2.5 | 0.1514 |
The SCDs caused tripping or falling | 1.4 | 1.1-1.7 | 0.1693 |
The SCDs caused skin irritation | 1.3 | 1.0-1.5 | 0.602 |
The SCDs caused leg or foot numbness | 1.5 | 1.2-1.8 | 0.6193 |
The SCDs were itchy | 1.7 | 1.3-2.2 | 0.4069 |
Putting on or taking off the SCDs was time consuming | 1.7 | 1.4-2.0 | 0.1804 |
The SCDs felt too tight | 1.8 | 1.4-2.2 | 0.7146 |
Range 1-strongly disagree to 5-strongly agree | |||
The SCDs felt like a massage | 3.9 | 3.7-4.2 | 0.2731 |
The SCDs were difficult to use | 1.3 | 1.1-1.4 | 0.9715 |
The SCDs were comfortable | 3.7 | 3.4-3.9 | 0.7915 |