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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / The Association Between Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing and Chronic Pain After Hysterectomy – Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study.

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2020


J Pain Res


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32943909?dopt=Abstract


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The Association Between Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing and Chronic Pain After Hysterectomy – Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study.

Authors

The Association Between Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing and Chronic Pain After Hysterectomy - Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study.
Tan H S, Sultana R, Han N-L R, Tan C W, Sia A T H, Sng B L
J Pain Res. 2020; 13:2151-2162.
PMID: 32943909.

Abstract

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.
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