Patient Perception of Acute Pain Management: Data from Three Tertiary Care Hospitals

Table 3

Patients’ attitude towards pain management.

Attitude	Obstetrics; ( = 119); (%)	Orthopedics ( = 177); (%)
Identified barriers to administration of medications for pain management:
Fear of adverse effects	62 (52.1%)	90 (49.2%)
Fear of addiction potential	14 (11.8%)	32 (18.1%)
Fear of additional cost	16 (12.4%)	24 (13.6%)
Fear of tolerance	19 (16.0%)	23 (13.0%)
Generally when you are in pain, would you like to be treated?
No	27 (22.7%)	19 (10.7%)
Yes	71 (59.7%)	132 (74.6%)
Depending on pain severity	21 (17.6%)	26 (14.7%)
Were you asked about previously used medications for pain management?
No	28 (23.5%)	34 (19.2%)
Yes	91 (76.5%)	143 (80.8%)
Was your pain assessed prior to pain medication administration?
No	23 (19.3%)	54 (30.5%)
Yes	96 (80.7%)	123 (69.5%)
Did a healthcare provider inform you that pain management is important and asked you to report when in pain?
Yes	75 (63.0%)	119 (67.2%)
Yes, but not sufficient	25 (21.0%)	26 (14.7%)
No, though I wanted to know	14 (11.8%)	22 (12.4%)
No and I do not want to know	5 (4.2%)	10 (5.6%)
Were you informed every time pain medications were administered?
No	10 (8.4%)	34 (19.2%)
Yes	96 (80.7%)	131 (74.0%)
Inconsistently	13 (10.9%)	12 (6.8%)
What was the longest time you had to wait to get a pain medication after asking for it?
<10 min	51 (42.9%)	93 (52.5%)
10–30 min	36 (30.3%)	41 (23.2%)
30–60 min	16 (13.4%)	13 (7.3%)
>60 min	1 (0.8%)	7 (4.0%)
Asked but never received pain medication	0	2 (1.1%)
Never asked for pain medication	15 (12.6%)	21 (11.9%)
Were you provided with an appropriate atmosphere of peace and quiet to sleep at night?
No	6 (5.0%)	22 (12.4%)
Yes	113 (95.0%)	155 (87.6%)
How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the pain management you received?
Strongly dissatisfied	1 (0.8%)	3 (1.7%)
Dissatisfied	6 (5.0%)	16 (9.0%)
Satisfied	80 (67.2%)	105 (59.3%)
Strongly satisfied	32 (26.9%)	53 (29.9%)