Postoperative Pain and Treatment Satisfaction among Women Receiving Transversus Abdominis Plane Block after Cesarean Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Study
- 1Maternal and Neonate Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Abstract
Objective: This study examined postoperative pain, treatment satisfaction-related scores, and their association among women receiving transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block after cesarean delivery.
Methods and Materials: A descriptive cross-sectional study recruited 278 women through purposive sampling at two public hospitals in Al-Muthanna Governorate, Iraq, between December 2025 and January 2026. Assessments were conducted 12–24 hours postoperatively using a modified 14-item Pain Treatment Satisfaction Scale and a numerical pain measure. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation in SPSS 27.
Findings: Mild postoperative pain was reported by 242 women (87.1%), while 16 (5.8%) reported no pain, 18 (6.5%) moderate pain, and two (0.7%) severe pain. The mean satisfaction-related score was 59.05 ± 5.70, with 259 participants (93.2%) classified as high and 19 (6.8%) as moderate according to study-defined thresholds. Pain and satisfaction-related scores demonstrated a significant inverse correlation (rₛ = −.505, p < .001). However, inconsistent satisfaction scoring anchors and an incompatible pain-score summary restricted clinical interpretation.
Conclusion: Most participants reported mild postoperative pain, and an inverse association was observed between recorded pain and satisfaction-related scores. Nevertheless, unresolved scoring inconsistencies and the absence of a comparison group prevent conclusions regarding TAP block effectiveness or definitive satisfaction levels.
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BibTeX
@article{nasser2026postoperative,
title = {{Postoperative Pain and Treatment Satisfaction among Women Receiving Transversus Abdominis Plane Block after Cesarean Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Study}},
author = {Hanan Faleh Nasser and Wisam Mashaan Muttaleb},
journal = {International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.61838/ijbmc.v13i11.1491},
url = {https://doi.org/10.61838/ijbmc.v13i11.1491},
note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Postoperative Pain and Treatment Satisfaction among Women Receiving Transversus Abdominis Plane Block after Cesarean Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Hanan Faleh Nasser
AU - Wisam Mashaan Muttaleb
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/01
JO - International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture
DO - 10.61838/ijbmc.v13i11.1491
UR - https://doi.org/10.61838/ijbmc.v13i11.1491
AB - Objective: This study examined postoperative pain, treatment satisfaction-related scores, and their association among women receiving transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block after cesarean delivery. Methods and Materials: A descriptive cross-sectional study recruited 278 women through purposive sampling at two public hospitals in Al-Muthanna Governorate, Iraq, between December 2025 and January 2026. Assessments were conducted 12–24 hours postoperatively using a modified 14-item Pain Treatment Satisfaction Scale and a numerical pain measure. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation in SPSS 27. Findings: Mild postoperative pain was reported by 242 women (87.1%), while 16 (5.8%) reported no pain, 18 (6.5%) moderate pain, and two (0.7%) severe pain. The mean satisfaction-related score was 59.05 ± 5.70, with 259 participants (93.2%) classified as high and 19 (6.8%) as moderate according to study-defined thresholds. Pain and satisfaction-related scores demonstrated a significant inverse correlation (rₛ = −.505, p < .001). However, inconsistent satisfaction scoring anchors and an incompatible pain-score summary restricted clinical interpretation. Conclusion: Most participants reported mild postoperative pain, and an inverse association was observed between recorded pain and satisfaction-related scores. Nevertheless, unresolved scoring inconsistencies and the absence of a comparison group prevent conclusions regarding TAP block effectiveness or definitive satisfaction levels.
SN - 2345-5802
ER -