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Table 4 Correlations between preoperative psychological assessment scores

From: Factors influencing surgical anxiety and postoperative pain: a comprehensive evaluation of psychological and gynecological determinants

Correlation pairs

All participants

(n = 114)

Low anxiety

(n = 56)

High anxiety

(n = 58)

SAQ - K10-PDS

0.390**

0.120

0.251*

SAQ - GHQ-12

0.493**

0.038

0.204*

K10-PDS - GHQ-12

0.739**

0.602**

0.766**

  1. SAQ: surgical anxiety questionnaire; K10-PDS: Kessler psychological distress scale; GHQ-12: general health questionnaire-12 *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; Spearman’s correlation coefficients are presented