Type and level of anxiety affects the perception of pain during bone marrow biopsy

Objective: Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy (BMAB) is an essential tool for the diagnosis of hematological disorders. The most frequent complaint after BMAB pain but severity this described very different among patients. We investigated factors predicting focusing on role state trait anxiety. 
 Methods: One hundred ten adult patients undergoing BMAB, were informed adequately assessed with “The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” (STAI) before procedure. In Likert-type inventory, State Scale evaluates current anxiety, asking how respondents feel “at that moment”. Trait relatively stable aspects “anxiety proneness,” including general states confidence, calmness, security. After biopsy, was measured visual analog scale.
 Results: Most (71.8%) mild moderate to severe significantly more in both high anxiety groups. Pain had a positive weak correlation not level associated older age indication performance status, comorbidities or previous experiences.
 Conclusion: Results our study made us thought good communication the
 patient talking about possible outcomes days procedure might play reducing
 his her because cannot be changed by using fast-acting
 anxiolytic drugs, advantage premedication anxiolytics order reducing pain,
 would limited.