Development, psychometric evaluation and validation of a brief measure of emotional preoperative stress (B-MEPS) to predict moderate to intense postoperative acute painâ€

The B-MEPS index presents satisfactory psychometric evaluations based on its internal consistency, convergent, and discriminant validity. The B-MEPS is a propensity index to MIAPP, which might help the clinician to decide on the best therapeutic approaches for acute postoperative pain.