Research Article

Adequacy of Cancer-Related Pain Treatments and Factors Affecting Proper Management in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Table 5

Pain severity and pain interference among cancer patients at the oncology unit of ACSH, Mekelle, Ethiopia (n = 91).

Pain related variablesFrequencyPercentage

Severity of painNo pain66.6
Mild2729.7
Moderate5054.9
Severe88.8

Pain interference severityNo interference11.1
Mild2224.2
Moderate3639.6
Severe3235.2

Pain management index266.6
11011.0
03538.5
−12123.1
−21819.8
−311.1

Adequacy of pain managementAdequate5156.04
Inadequate4043.95