Patient self-report beliefs regarding lumbar surgery and their radiculopathy
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Average Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I feel prepared and ready for surgery | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6.2 |
| I am afraid of the upcoming surgery | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| I know what to ex-pect after back surgery | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5.2 |
| Back pain after surgery is to be ex-pected | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5.4 |
| Leg pain after surgery is to be ex-pected | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.4 |
| I can control the amount of post-op-erative pain | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5.5 |
| Back surgery will ‘fix my pain’ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8.5 |
Scores are on a 10-point scale (strongly disagree [0] – strongly agree [10]) with each statement.