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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2025; 16(2): 101197
Published online Feb 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i2.101197
Published online Feb 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i2.101197
Table 3 Anticipated and experienced pain scores, net differences, Beck Anxiety Inventory scores, and other factors influencing needle-related pain (e.g., fear of pain, needle size) stratified by sex
Anticipated pain vs experienced pain | Factors influencing anxiety | |||||||||
Sex | n | Anticipated pain, mean ± SD | Experienced pain, mean ± SD | Net difference (Δ) | Fear of pain | Appearance of the needle and syringe | Needle size | Seeing others receiving injection | Negative previous experience | BAI |
Males | 29 | 6.0 ± 2.87a | 3.26 ± 2.09 | 2.74 | 2.78 | 2.54 | 2.4 | 0.92 | 1.36 | 3.44 |
Females | 31 | 6.88 ± 1.96a | 4.12 ± 2.60 | 2.76 | 2.9 | 2.58 | 2.59 | 1.5 | 1.05 | 5.15 |
- Citation: Albagli A, Rath E, Druckmann I, Efrima B, Kazum E, Parnes N, Sandler AB, Tyler J, Amar E. Pre-injection local anesthesia does not affect experienced pain in intra-articular hip injections. World J Orthop 2025; 16(2): 101197
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v16/i2/101197.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v16.i2.101197