24-Hour Pain Experience Outcome Comparison by Type of Pain (n=704)
| Outcome | Acute Pain | Chronic Pain | Acute and Chronic Pain | Chi-Square (df)a | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average pain | 18.3 (4) | 0.001 | |||
| Low (0-4 rating) | 92 (22.3) | 13 (10.4) | 16 (9.6) | ||
| High (5-10 rating) | 319 (77.2) | 111 (88.8) | 149 (89.8) | ||
| Missing/unknown | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Time in severe pain | 38.3 (4) | <0.001 | |||
| 0%-25% | 270 (65.4) | 55 (44.0) | 69 (41.6) | ||
| 26%-100% | 140 (33.9) | 69 (55.2) | 97 (58.4) | ||
| Missing/unknown | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Amount of relief from pharmacologic analgesia | 14.2 (4) | 0.007 | |||
| 0%-75% | 165 (40.0) | 64 (51.2) | 87 (52.4) | ||
| 80%-100% | 234 (56.7) | 55 (44.0) | 69 (41.6) | ||
| Missing/unknown | 14 (3.4) | 6 (4.8) | 10 (6.0) | ||
| Average ability to cope with pain | 5.2 (4) | 0.267 | |||
| Low (0-6 rating) | 140 (33.9) | 49 (39.2) | 69 (41.6) | ||
| High (7-10 rating) | 270 (65.4) | 75 (60.0) | 94 (56.6) | ||
| Missing/unknown | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (1.8) |
↵aTest statistics and P values from chi-square tests for association.
Notes: Data are reported as n (%). Bold denotes statistical significance.
df, degrees of freedom.