Research Article
A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating the Ability of Anticipated Pain, Perceived Analgesic Needs, and Psychological Traits to Predict Pain and Analgesic Usage following Cesarean Delivery
Table 4
Bivariate correlation coefficients among the preoperative predictive questionnaires.
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Adjusted , raw . ASI = Anxiety Sensitivity Index; FPQ = Fear of Pain Score III; PCS = Pain Catastrophizing Scale; Personality categories (psychoticism, extroversion, neuroticism, and lying) were derived from Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised-Short Scale (EPQR-S). 1Expected postoperative pain: “how much pain do you expect to experience after your surgery on a pain scale of 0–10?” 2Anticipated analgesic threshold: “at what point on a pain scale of 0–10 would you likely request post-operative pain relief?” 3Perceived analgesic need: “what do you expect your analgesic requirements will be after surgery? (0 = no analgesia, 10 = highest possible amount).” |