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Correlation between preoperative psychological screening and postoperative pain.
| Variables | Postoperative pain scores (inpatient) |
Postoperative pain scores (after discharge) |
Pain severity | Pain interference | ||||
| P value | R | P value | R | P value | R | P value | R | |
| Depressive characteristics | .96 | 0.01 | .87 | –0.44 | .70 | 0.11 | .09 | 0.46 |
| Anxiety characteristics | .30 | 0.26 | .22 | –0.32 | .47 | –0.20 | .09 | 0.46 |
| Anxiety trait | .38 | 0.22 | .64 | –0.13 | .78 | –0.08 | .02 | 0.58 |
| Self-esteem | .34 | –0.24 | .51 | 0.18 | .75 | 0.09 | .01 | –0.62 |
