Do anxiety, stress, or depression have any impact on pain perception during shock wave lithotripsy?

Altok, Muammer; Akpinar, Abdullah; Gunes, Mustafa; Umul, Mehmet; Demirci, Kadir; BAŞ, Ercan

doi:10.5489/cuaj.3445

Do anxiety, stress, or depression have any impact on pain perception during shock wave lithotripsy?

Altok M., Akpinar A., Gunes M. , Umul M., Demirci K., BAŞ E.

CUAJ-CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, vol.10, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5489/cuaj.3445
Title of Journal : CUAJ-CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

Abstract

Introduction: The most important adverse effect during shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is pain perception. In this study, we evaluated the effect of anxiety, stress, and depression on pain perception during SWL.