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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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    The study assessed the prevalence and severity of pain, anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances in surgical patients across 29 Dutch hospitals.

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    Of 1077 eligible patients, 733 (68%) completed the survey, revealing that 69.7% experienced moderate to severe pain post-surgery.

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    Anxiety was reported by 38.1% of patients, with higher prevalence noted preoperatively, while 37.8% reported moderate to severe stress.

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    Sleep disturbances were prevalent in 64.1% of patients, with severity linked to lower socioeconomic status and more pronounced in females.

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    The findings suggest that pain, anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances should be recognized as complications and routinely evaluated in surgical care.

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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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