Preintervention and Postintervention Group Comparison of Distributions of Dichotomized 24-Hour Pain Experience Outcomes (n=594)
| Group 1 Preintervention | Group 2 Postintervention | Group 3 Postintervention | Chi-Square | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | (no bundle) n=141 | (0-5 bundle components) n=388 | (6 bundle components) n=65 | (df)a | P Value |
| Average pain | 4.9 (4) | 0.296 | |||
| Low (0-4 rating) | 29 (20.6) | 72 (18.6) | 7 (10.8) | ||
| High (5-10 rating) | 112 (79.4) | 314 (80.9) | 57 (87.7) | ||
| Missing/unknown | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (1.5) | ||
| Time in severe pain | 1.9 (4) | 0.754 | |||
| 0%-25% | 81 (57.4) | 215 (55.4) | 37 (56.9) | ||
| 26%-100% | 60 (42.6) | 170 (43.8) | 27 (41.5) | ||
| Missing/unknown | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (1.5) | ||
| Amount of relief from pharmacologic analgesia | 5.6 (4) | 0.233 | |||
| 0%-75% | 55 (39.0) | 182 (46.9) | 33 (50.8) | ||
| 80%-100% | 80 (56.7) | 192 (49.5) | 32 (49.2) | ||
| Missing/unknown | 6 (4.3) | 14 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Average ability to cope with pain | 7.0 (4) | 0.137 | |||
| Low (0-6 rating) | 61 (43.3) | 134 (34.5) | 22 (33.8) | ||
| High (7-10 rating) | 80 (56.7) | 247 (63.7) | 43 (66.2) | ||
| Missing/unknown | 0 (0.0) | 7 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) |
↵aTest statistics and P values from chi-square tests for association.
Note: Data are reported as n (%).
df, degrees of freedom.