Open Access<p>The Association Between Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing and Chronic Pain After Hysterectomy – Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study</p>
Author(s) -
HoweSiang Tan,
Rehena Sultana,
Nian-Lin Reena Han,
Chin Wen Tan,
Alex Tiong Heng Sia,
Ban Leong Sng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s255336
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , pain catastrophizing , chronic pain , physical therapy , cohort , hysterectomy , incidence (geometry) , surgery , physics , optics
Hysterectomy is associated with a high incidence of chronic post-hysterectomy pain (CPHP). Pain catastrophizing, a negative cognitive-affective response to pain, is associated with various pain disorders but its role in CPHP is unclear. We aimed to determine the association of high preoperative pain catastrophizing with CPHP development and functional impairment 4 months after surgery.