Assessing Preoperative Hope and Expectations Related to Functional Neurosurgery: A New Questionnaire.

Included files: 1. Dataset “Exploratory Factor Analysis Data” contains data for items selection (based on abstract vs. concrete features) and for reliability analyses, using the JASP Software (Version 0.12.1.0); (CSV). 2. Dataset “Psychometric properties & Group comparisons” contains data for conducting regression analyses (aimed at examining independent correlations between PHEQ measures and the other variables of interest) and group comparisons, using the Statistica Software (Version 13.5); (XLSX). 3. Explanatory memo: explanations of the content of enclosed files and help with regard to the analysis; (PDF). 4. Syntax: Contains the detailed procedure using the JASP (Version 0.12.1.0) and the Statistica (Version 13.5) softwares; (PDF). 5. Output; Descriptive statistics: results from the softwares that have been used for the analysis; (PDF).