Impact of Social Support and Coping Strategies on Post-Surgical Pain

Impact of Social Support and Coping Strategies on the Development and Evolution of Post-Surgical Pain

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of social support and pain coping strategies in the development and evolution of post-surgical pain.

This is a longitudinal study. After giving their informed consent, patients will answer online questionnaires assessing pain and different psychosocial variables at these time points: before surgery, one to three days after surgery, and one, three, and six months after surgery.

The psychosocial variables evaluated are the following ones :

• Depression,
• Anxiety,
• Stress,
• Pain Coping Strategies,
• Social Support,
• Couple Support.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged over 18 years of age.
• Capacity to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form in French.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Insufficient French language skills.
• History of psychotic disease.
• History of neurodegenerative pathology.
• History of neurological disease (e.g. stroke)
• Pre-existing pain condition related to the reason for surgery