Research Article

Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Irrigation of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy (US-PICT): Patient Experience

Table 4

Statistical results of the linear regression used to study the relationship between satisfaction immediately after the procedure and at three months with patient’s reminds about the description of the procedure, patient’s reminds of potential complications, confidence in the possibility of recovery, improvement of clinical picture, and pain relief.


Satisfaction immediately after the procedurePatient’s reminds about the description of the procedure0.483
Patient’s reminds of the potential complications0.194
Confidence in the possibility of recovery0.002
Improvement of clinical picture0.493
Pain relief0.517

Satisfaction three months after the procedurePatient’s reminds about the description of the procedure0.005
Patient’s reminds of the potential complications0.035
Confidence in the possibility of recovery0.144
Improvement of clinical picture<0.001
Pain relief0.071

Note: a value lower than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.