ArticleJournal of pain research2026
Effect of Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing on Postpartum Depression and Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Cesarean Section: A Prospective Cohort Study.
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Objective: We aimed to analyze the effects of pain catastrophizing on Chronic postsurgical pain(CPSP) and postpartum depression(PPD) in cesarean section(CS). Methods: Women who underwent CS at our hospital between January 15 Results: A total of 658 women were followed up after CS. The incidence of CPSP at 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively were 18.8% (124/658), 9.3% (61/658) and 3.5% (23/658), respectively. The incidence of PPD at 3, 6 and 12 months were 14.0% (92/658), 6.8% (45/658) and 5.9% (39/658), respectively. Univariate analysis revealed significant differences between the CPSP and no-CPSP groups, as well as the PPD and no-PPD groups, in terms of BMI incision length, intraoperative hemorrhage, inadequate analgesia, and pain catastrophizing at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively (P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that pain catastrophizing was correlated with CPSP at 3, 6, 12 months and PPD at 3 months (P<0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that, after controlling for confounding variables, pain catastrophizing was associated with an increased risk of CPSP at 3 months (odds ratio [OR]=2.501, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.265‒4.926) and PPD at 3 months (OR=2.144, 95% CI=1.116‒4.117), but not CPSP (OR=0.645, 95% CI=0.265-1.568) and PPD at 6 months (OR=0.531, 95% CI=0.249-1.131) or CPSP (OR=0.818, 95% CI=0.959-1.501) and PPD (OR=0.979, 95% CI=0.936-1.024) at 12 months after surgery. Conclusion: Although the long-term effects of pain catastrophizing require further research, medical professionals still need to conduct brief psychoeducation in the preoperative period, conducting routine PCS screening to identify high-risk patients to reduce the incidence of CPSP and PPD after CS.
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