Mean (SD) scores for the total scale, subscales, and complementary questions in different groups of patients
| Age | Sex | Epidural analgesia | More pain than expected | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale range | <70 years (n=123) | ≥70 years (n=75) | p value* | Female (n=120) | Male (n=78) | p value* | Yes (n=62) | No (n=136) | p value* | Yes (n=42) | No (n=136) | p value* | |
| *Mann-Whitney U test. | |||||||||||||
| Total scale | 14–70 | 57.7 (9.8) | 60.1 (6.9) | 0.225 | 58.2 (8.4) | 59.2 (9.5) | 0.166 | 60.5 (7.8) | 57.7 (9.2) | 0.039 | 54.4 (10.3) | 60.0 (8.0) | 0.001 |
| Subscales | |||||||||||||
| Communication | 3–15 | 12.6 (2.6) | 13.0 (2.1) | 0.523 | 12.8 (2.3) | 12.8 (2.6) | 0.741 | 13.3 (1.7) | 12.6 (2.7) | 0.316 | 11.7 (3.2) | 13.1 (2.1) | 0.020 |
| Action | 4–20 | 14.1 (4.5) | 14.3 (3.4) | 0.865 | 13.6 (4.0) | 15.1 (4.2) | 0.006 | 15.6 (3.9) | 13.5 (4.1) | 0.001 | 13.0 (4.2) | 14.6 (4.1) | 0.027 |
| Trust | 4–20 | 18.1 (2.6) | 18.8 (2.1) | 0.069 | 18.4 (2.5) | 18.2 (2.5) | 0.363 | 18.7 (2.2) | 18.2 (2.6) | 0.342 | 17.4 (2.9) | 18.7 (2.2) | 0.007 |
| Environment | 3–15 | 12.9 (2.3) | 14.0 (1.5) | 0.001 | 13.5 (1.8) | 13.0 (2.4) | 0.305 | 13.0 (2.1) | 13.4 (2.1) | 0.029 | 12.3 (2.3) | 13.6 (1.9) | 0.000 |
| Complementary questions | |||||||||||||
| Pain: now | 0–10 | 2.5 (2.2) | 2.5 (2.2) | 0.954 | 2.7 (2.1) | 2.3 (2.2) | 0.157 | 2.3 (2.0) | 2.6 (2.2) | 0.341 | 3.8 (2.2) | 2.0 (1.8) | 0.000 |
| Pain: worst | 0–10 | 5.3 (2.7) | 5.2 (2.7) | 0.875 | 5.4 (2.9) | 4.9 (2.4) | 0.174 | 5.8 (2.5) | 5.0 (2.8) | 0.077 | 7.6 (1.9) | 4.5 (2.5) | 0.000 |
| Pain: lowest | 0–10 | 1.7 (1.8) | 2.0 (1.7) | 0.115 | 2.0 (1.9) | 1.4 (1.5) | 0.018 | 1.5 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.9) | 0.522 | 2.7 (1.8) | 1.3 (1.3) | 0.000 |
| Dissatisfied/ satisfied | 0–10 | 8.6 (1.9) | 8.9 (1.6) | 0.184 | 8.7 (1.7) | 8.8 (2.0) | 0.278 | 8.9 (1.6) | 8.7 (1.9) | 0.921 | 7.2 (2.2) | 9.3 (1.1) | 0.000 |