LOCUS OF CONTROL ORIENTATION AND LEVEL - Drake University
LOCUS OF CONTROL ORIENTATION AND LEVEL - Drake University
LOCUS OF CONTROL ORIENTATION AND LEVEL - Drake University
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CHAPTER IV<br />
ANALYSIS <strong>AND</strong> FINDINGS<br />
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether laeatth locus of<br />
control (HLC) accounted for differences in perception of pain relief in persons<br />
receiving epidural analgesia postoperatively. A description of findings<br />
determined by statistical analysis is presented in this chapter<br />
b u s of Control Cateeories<br />
The subjects were assigned to one of three HLC categories by converting<br />
their raw scores on the MHLC into z scores, sefecting the highest of the three<br />
standardized scores. Results of this categorization process are presented in<br />
Table 2.<br />
Table 2.<br />
Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Categories<br />
MHLC category Number of subiect~<br />
Internal<br />
Chance<br />
Powerful Others<br />
Pain Perception Scores<br />
The perception of pain relief was measured utilizing self-report on the 10<br />
point pain scale. The mean of pain scores was calculated for the first two<br />
postoperative days. The pain perception data are presented in Table 3.
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