Predictors of Acute Postsurgical Pain following Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Psychological characteristics of patients.

Characteristics
HADS: anxiety	3.0 (1.0, 6.0)
HADS: anxiety
No	226 (80.1%)
Yes	56 (19.9%)
HADS: depression	2.0 (1.0, 5.0)
HADS: depression
No	243 (86.2%)
Yes	39 (13.8%)
Expected postsurgical pain intensity	5.0 (3.0, 7.0)
Expected postsurgical pain severity
No or mild	95 (33.7%)
Moderate	110 (39.0%)
Severe	77 (27.3%)
SFQ-s	9.0 (3.0, 15.0)
SFQ-l	6.0 (2.0, 14.0)

Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range). Categorical variables are presented as n (%). HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SFQ-s: Surgical Fear Questionnaire short-time consequences; and SFQ-l: Surgical Fear Questionnaire long-time consequences.