Prevalence and severity of pain, anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances among surgical patients: a nationwide single-day multicentre flash mob study - Summary - MDSpire

Prevalence and severity of pain, anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances among surgical patients: a nationwide single-day multicentre flash mob study

  • By

  • Jetske M Stoop

  • Roos Geensen

  • Sophie C Adam

  • Kayleigh A M van Dam

  • Els van Dessel

  • Annemarie Dolmans-Zwartjes

  • Margot Heijmans

  • Audrey C H M Jongen

  • Mirjam Kaijser

  • Chantal A ten Kate

  • Joanna Luttikhold

  • Flores M Metz

  • Laura van Zeggeren

  • PASS-Flash Mob Collaborator Group

  • Antonia S Becker

  • Isabel Berger

  • Annelotte Beutler

  • Lok Sam Samantha Cheng

  • Manon Bindels

  • Marco Dam

  • Thomas L A Dirven

  • Raphael M J Fischer

  • Marleen Goddrie

  • Manuel A Gonçalves Garcia

  • Tanneke Herklots

  • Jens Homan

  • Ellaha Kakar

  • Elize W Lockhorst

  • Joost Nonner

  • Nuray Onayli-Altin

  • Arno Oomen

  • Esther van de Poll

  • Niels Schep

  • Thomas Schok

  • D J A Sonneveld

  • J M E Stam

  • Joline Stolk

  • Tamara Remijn-Rentmeester

  • Natali S Talukder

  • Sarah Vandenhaute

  • Emy van der Valk Bouman

  • Jorrit G Verhoeven

  • Jacqueline E M Vernooij

  • Marieke A Vlek

  • Maud Voesten

  • José H Volders

  • Koen J Vree Egberts

  • Patrick W H E Vriens

  • Selina J Wijbenga

  • Wilhelmina A M van Wijngaarden

  • Helma Zanders

  • Johannes Jeekel

  • Markus Klimek

  • July 17, 2025

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Objective:

To assess the prevalence and severity of pre- and postoperative pain, anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances among surgical patients, highlighting their impact on recovery.

Key Findings:
  • Moderate to severe pain was reported by 69.7% of patients, most frequently post-surgery.
  • Anxiety was present in 38.1% of patients, more prevalent preoperatively.
  • Moderate to severe stress was reported by 37.8% of patients, with similar prevalence pre- and post-surgery.
  • Sleep disturbances were reported by 64.1% of patients.
  • Pain and anxiety were more severe in females, while sleep disturbances were more severe in patients with lower socioeconomic status.
Interpretation:

Pain, anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances are common and severe complications in surgical patients, warranting their recognition and management as part of routine postoperative care to enhance recovery outcomes.

Limitations:
  • The study was conducted in a single day, which may not capture variations over time and could introduce temporal bias.
  • Exclusion of certain surgical specialties may limit the generalizability of findings to the broader surgical population.
Conclusion:

These psychological factors should be routinely evaluated in surgical patients to improve postoperative management and recovery, emphasizing their significance as complications.

Original Source(s)

Prevalence and severity of pain, anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances among surgical patients: a nationwide single-day multicentre flash mob study

  • by Jetske M Stoop, Roos Geensen, Sophie C Adam, Kayleigh A M van Dam, Els van Dessel, Annemarie Dolmans-Zwartjes, Margot Heijmans, Audrey C H M Jongen, Mirjam Kaijser, Chantal A ten Kate, Joanna Luttikhold, Flores M Metz, Laura van Zeggeren, PASS-Flash Mob Collaborator Group, Antonia S Becker, Isabel Berger, Annelotte Beutler, Lok Sam Samantha Cheng, Manon Bindels, Marco Dam, Thomas L A Dirven, Raphael M J Fischer, Marleen Goddrie, Manuel A Gonçalves Garcia, Tanneke Herklots, Jens Homan, Ellaha Kakar, Elize W Lockhorst, Joost Nonner, Nuray Onayli-Altin, Arno Oomen, Esther van de Poll, Niels Schep, Thomas Schok, D J A Sonneveld, J M E Stam, Joline Stolk, Tamara Remijn-Rentmeester, Natali S Talukder, Sarah Vandenhaute, Emy van der Valk Bouman, Jorrit G Verhoeven, Jacqueline E M Vernooij, Marieke A Vlek, Maud Voesten, José H Volders, Koen J Vree Egberts, Patrick W H E Vriens, Selina J Wijbenga, Wilhelmina A M van Wijngaarden, Helma Zanders, Johannes Jeekel, Markus Klimek

  • July 17, 2025

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