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Pain catastrophizing
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Aug 19, 2026
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5-Minute Summary: Higher Pain Catastrophizing Scores are Associated with Increased Pre-operative Anxiety in Ambulatory Hand Surgery that is not Impacted by Watching a High-Quality Pre-Operative Video
Aug 19 · 5 Mentions
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0:53speaker_1HOST
We'll dig into whether those physician-made videos actually reduce pre-op anxiety, look at how online info affects patients, and examine why some people get more worked up than others.
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1:03Ira KirschenbaumHOST
Plus, we'll talk about pain catastrophizing, what it means, why it matters, and whether a simple video can shift that mindset.
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1:12Ira KirschenbaumHOST
Stick around for actionable takeaways and a few surprises from the research.
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1:17speaker_1HOST
You know, it's almost become a reflex patients googling their upcoming surgery as soon as they get the diagnosis.
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2:39Ira KirschenbaumHOST
You're onto something there.
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2:40Ira KirschenbaumHOST
The study suggests there's a subset of patients who benefit from these videos, but they're not a universal fix for surgery nerves.
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2:48speaker_1HOST
That actually reminds me, pain catastrophizing kept popping up as a big factor.
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2:53speaker_1HOST
For listeners who haven't heard that term, can you break it down?