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Table 1 Characteristics of the Sample (n = 384)

From: Construct validation and correlates of preoperative expectations of postsurgical recovery in persons undergoing knee replacement: baseline findings from a randomized clinical trial

Variable

Mean (sd) or %

Demographic

 Age

63.18 (8.03)

 Sex (female)

66.9%

 Race (African American)

34.90%

 Education

  Less than high school

5.7%

  High school graduate

22.4%

  Some college

26.3%

  College degree or higher

45.6%

 Assistance at home (no)

12.0%

Overall Health

11.2%

 Modified Charlson comorbidity score

8.64 (4.07)

 Opioid use (yes)

31.3%

 Number of bodily pain sites

5.58 (4.03)

Self-reported Knee Symptoms

 WOMAC Pain

11.39 (3.36)

Psychological Health

 Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8)

5.87 (4.89)

 Generalized Anxiety Scale (GAD-7)

5.37 (4.94)

 Self-efficacy Scale

49.32 (17.74)

 Pain Catastrophizing Scale

29.95 (9.27)

Expectation Scalea (higher scores indicate worse expectation)

 1-year pain expectation

1.36 (1.96)

 1-year activity expectation

1.57 (2.09)

 1-year complete success expectation

0.57 (1.31)

 1-year complication expectation

1.55 (2.47)

 Total score (0 to 40)

5.05 (5.31)

  1. aThe four items for the expectation scale were transformed such that each item was scored on a 0 to 10 scale with higher scores equating to worse outcome expectations