Mean (SD) scores for the total scale, subscales, and complementary questions, and differences between different groups of patients*
| Scale range | General surgery (GS) (n=87) | Orthopaedics (O) (n=72) | Gynaecology (G) (n=39) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Kruskall-Wallis ANOVA by ranks followed by Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction. aDifferences between GS and O (p<0.001); bdifferences between G and GS (p<0.001); cdifferences between GS and O (p<0.01); ddifferences between O and G (p<0.05 ); edifferences between GS and O (p<0.05); fdifferences between G and GS (p<0.05 ); gdifferences between O and G (p<0.01 ). | ||||
| Total scale (14 items) | 14–70 | 55.5 (9.5)a | 61.8 (7.2) | 59.5 (8.0) |
| Subscales | ||||
| Communication (3 items) | 3–15 | 11.9 (2.6)a | 13.5 (1.8) | 13.4 (2.4)b |
| Action (4 items) | 4–20 | 13.3 (4.3)c | 15.6 (3.6)d | 13.6 (4.2) |
| Trust (4 items) | 4–20 | 17.8 (2.7)e | 18.8 (2.2) | 18.8 (2.2) |
| Environment (3 items) | 3–15 | 12.6 (2.4)a | 14.0 (1.6) | 13.7 (1.7)f |
| Complementary questions | ||||
| Pain: now | 0–10 | 2.3 (1.9) | 3.1 (2.4) | 2.1 (2.0) |
| Pain: worst | 0–10 | 5.2 (2.5) | 6.0 (2.7)g | 3.9 (2.7) |
| Pain: lowest | 0–10 | 1.7 (1.6) | 2.2 (2.1) | 1.3 (1.3) |
| Dissatisfied/ satisfied | 0–10 | 8.4 (1.9) | 8.8 (2.0) | 9.4 (1.0)f |