Negative or harsh words such as ' @entity158 ' and 'sting' used to describe sensations prior to potentially @entity158 procedures have been shown to increase @entity158 . We aimed to determine whether the reporting of @entity158 and its severity is affected by the way it is assessed during anaesthesia follow-up after caesarean section. Following caesarean section, 232 @entity1 were randomised prior to post-anaesthesia review. Group N @entity1 were asked questions containing the negative word ' @entity158 , "Do you have any @entity158 ?" and then asked to rate it on a 0 to 10 point Verbal Numerical Rating Scale. Group P @entity1 were asked questions using more positive words, "How are you feeling?" and "Are you comfortable?". Data are presented as median, interquartile range. In Group N, 63 @entity1 (54.3%) reported @entity158 compared with only 28 @entity1 (24.1%) in Group P (P < 0.001). There were no significant differences between groups for Verbal Numerical Rating Scale at rest: Group N 2 (0 to 3) vs Group P 1 (0 to 4); P = 0.97, or Verbal Numerical Rating Scale with movement, Group N 5 (3 to 6) vs Group P 5 (3 to 6.3); P = 0.90. The assessment of @entity158 after caesarean section, using more positive words, decreases its incidence but does not affect its severity when measured by @entity158 scores. Words that focus the @entity1 on @entity158 during its assessment may lead some to interpret sensations as @entity158 which they might not do otherwise. These findings may have important implications when assessing and researching @entity282 .

The effects of positive or negative words when assessing XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'patient'] @entity282 :: ('MESH:D010149', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain', 'painful']
@entity282 :: (MESH:D010149,Disease) :: ['postoperative pain']
