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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Pain vs comfort scores after Caesarean section: a randomized trial |
Author: | Chooi, C. White, A. Tan, S. Dowling, K. Cyna, A. |
Citation: | British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2013; 110(5):780-787 |
Publisher: | Oxford Univ Press |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 0007-0912 1471-6771 |
Statement of Responsibility: | C. S. L. Chooi, A. M. White, S. G. M. Tan, K. Dowling and A. M. Cyna |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND The use of negative words, such as ‘sting’ and ‘pain’, can increase patient pain and anxiety. We aimed to determine how pain scores compare with comfort scores and how the technique of pain assessment affects patient perceptions and experiences after operation. METHODS After Caesarean section, 300 women were randomized before post-anaesthesia review. Group P women were asked to rate their pain on a 0–10-point verbal numerical rating scale (VNRS), where ‘0’ was ‘no pain’ and ‘10’ was ‘worst pain imaginable’. Group C women were asked to rate comfort on a 0–10-point VNRS, where ‘0’ was ‘no comfort’ and ‘10’ was ‘most comfortable’. All women were asked whether the Caesarean wound was bothersome, unpleasant, associated with tissue damage, and whether additional analgesia was desired. RESULTS The median (inter-quartile range) VNRS pain scores was higher than inverted comfort scores at rest, 2 (1, 4) vs 2 (0.5, 3), P=0.001, and movement, 6 (4, 7) vs 4 (3, 5), P<0.001. Group P women were more likely to be bothered by their Caesarean section, had greater VNRS ‘Bother’ scores, 4 (2, 6) vs 1 (0, 3), P<0.001, perceived postoperative sensations as ‘unpleasant’ [relative risk (RR) 3.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.20, 4.23], P<0.001, and related to tissue damage rather than healing and recovery (RR 2.03, 95% CI 1.30, 3.18), P=0.001. Group P women were also more likely to request additional analgesia (RR 4.33, 95% CI 1.84, 10.22), P<0.001. CONCLUSIONS Asking about pain and pain scores after Caesarean section adversely affects patient reports of their postoperative experiences. |
Keywords: | communication measurement pain scores psychological responses unconscious perception |
Rights: | © The Author [2013]. |
DOI: | 10.1093/bja/aes517 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bja/aes517 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Medicine publications |
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