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

Table 7

Relationship among clinical variables and adequacy of management and pain interference at the oncology unit of ACSH, Mekelle, Ethiopia (n = 91).

	Adequacy of treatment, n (%)		Association	Pain functioning interference, n (%)			Association
	Adequate	Inadequate	X^2, value	No/mild	Moderate/severe	X^2, value
Type of patient status				0.167, 0.683			7.173, 0.007
	Admitted	46 (50.5)	35 (38.5)		17 (18.7)	64 (70.3)
	Ambulatory	5 (5.5)	5 (5.5)		6 (6.6)	4 (4.4)
Site of cancer				11.581, 0.072			12.092, 0.600
	Genitourinary cancer	5 (5.5)	12 (13.2)		7 (7.7)	10 (11.0)
	Gastrointestinal cancer	11 (12.1)	13 (14.3)		10 (11.0)	14 (15.4)
	Breast cancer	3 (3.3)	1 (1.1)		0 (0)	4 (4.4)
	Head and neck cancer	9 (9.9)	3 (3.3)		1 (1.1)	11 (12.1)
	Bronchopulmonary cancer	8 (8.8)	5 (5.5.)		1 (1.1)	12 (13.2)
	Follicular lymphoma	3 (3.3)	0 (0)		0 (0)	3 (3.3)
	Others	12 (13.2)	6 (6.6)		4 (4.4)	14 (15.4)
Stage of tumor				0.467, 0.792			1.902, 0.386
	Stage II	11 (12.1)	9 (9.9)		7 (7.7)	13 (14.3)
	Stage III	20 (22.0)	18 (19.8)		10 (11.0)	28 (70.8)
	Stage IV	20 (22.0)	13 (14.3)		6 (6.6)	27 (29.7)
Metastasis				1.566, 0.457			7.459, 0.024
	Present	22 (24.2)	19 (20.9)		5 (5.5)	36 (39.6)
	Absent	29 (31.9)	20 (22.0)		18 (19.8)	31 (34.1)
History of treatment modality				1.839, 0.175			1.113, 0.292
	Chemotherapy	21 (23.1)	11 (12.1)		6 (6.6)	26 (28.6)
	Chemotherapy + surgery	30 (33.0)	29 (31.9)		17 (18.7)	42 (46.2)
Comorbidity				5.038, 0.025			0.252, 0.616
	Present	6 (6.6)	0 (0)		1 (1.1)	5 (5.5)
	Absent	45 (49.5)	40 (44.0)		22 (24.2)	63 (69.2)

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