Correlations of the SFQ with pain catastrophizing, expected pain, and state anxiety.

Pearson correlation, all significant at 0.01 level. - Not applicable.SFQ: eight items; SFQ-s: Surgical Fear Questionnaire short-time consequences (item 1–4), SFQ-l: SFQ long-term consequences (item 5, 6, 9, and 10).Catastrophizing: 1PCS: Pain Catastrophizing Scale, (Study 1, 3 and 5 13 items; Study 4 six items: I feel I can't stand it any more, I become afraid that the pain may get worse, I can't seem to keep it out of my mind, I keep thinking about how badly I want the pain to stop, there is nothing I can do to reduce the intensity of the pain, I wonder whether something serious may happen). Catastrophizing: 2CSQ-c: Coping Strategies Questionnaire-Revised, subscale pain catastrophizing.State anxiety: 3HADS-a: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, anxiety subscale.State anxiety: 4STAI: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, state subscale.