In our "In a nutshell" video series, we ask experts what their research has to do with expectations, and how these influence our physical and mental health or diseases.
In this video, Dr. Jana Aulenkamp from the University Hospital Essen explains how pain after an operation is related to expectations, what she is currently working on, and what people with postoperative pain can do to get better.
For more information, please visit treatment-expectation.de/projekte-people/forschungsprojekte/a04.
Sources:
Stuhlreyer, J., Roder, C., Krug, F. et al. A digital application and augmented physician rounds reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption after primary total knee replacement (TKR): a randomized clinical trial. BMC Med 20, 469 (2022). doi: doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02638-0
Mark D. Willingham, Molly R. Vila, Arbi Ben Abdallah, Michael S. Avidan, Simon Haroutounian; Factors Contributing to Lingering Pain after Surgery: The Role of Patient Expectations. Anesthesiology 2021; 134:915-924. doi: doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003754
Mooiweer, Y., Roling, L., Vugrin, M., Ansmann, L., Stevens, M., & Seeber, G. H. (2024). Influence of patients’ preoperative expectations on postoperative outcomes after total knee or hip arthroplasty: a systematic review. EFORT Open Reviews, 9(2), 107-118. doi: doi.org/10.1530/EOR-23-0087
This video series was filmed and edited by Andre Zelck (andrezelck.com/) in cooperation with the @SFB-TRR_289.