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

Table 8

Relationship among pain-related parameters and adequacy of management and pain interference at the ACSH oncology unit, Mekelle, Ethiopia, April 2019 (n = 91).

	Adequacy of treatment, n (%)		Association	Pain functioning interference n (%)			Association
	Adequate	Inadequate	X^2, value	No/mild	Moderate/severe		X^2, value
History of pain				5.716, 0.017			19.395, 0.000
	Present	44 (48.4)	26 (28.6)		10 (11.0)	60 (65.9)
	Absent	7 (7.7)	14 (15.4)		13 (14.2)	8 (8.8)
Types of pain				11.340, 0.010			31.225, 0.000
	Nociceptive pain	6 (6.6)	10 (11.0)		4 (4.4)	12 (13.2)
	Neuropathic pain	11 (12.1)	2 (2.2)		4 (4.4)	9 (9.9)
	Mixed	28 (30.8)	16 (17.6)		2 (2.2)	42 (46.2)
Pain severity				5.508, 0.138			45.536, 0.000
	No pain	6 (6.6)	0 (0)		6 (6.6)	0 (0)
	Mild	13 (14.3)	14 (15.4)		15 (16.5)	12 (13.2)
	Moderate	28 (30.8)	22 (24.2)		2 (2.2)	48 (52.7)
	Severe	4 (4.4)	4 (4.4)		0 (0)	8 (8.8)
Class of analgesics administered				53.253, 0.000			17.479, 0.001
	No analgesics	6 (6.6)	32 (35.2)		17 (18.7)	21 (23.1)
	No opioids ± adjuvant	4 (4.4)	6 (6.6)		0 (0)	10 (11.0)
	Weak opioids ± nonopioids ± adjuvant	24 (26.4)	2 (2.2)		1 (1.1)	25 (27.5)
	Strong opioids ± nonopioids ± adjuvant	17 (18.7)	0 (0)		5 (5.5)	12 (13.2)
Pain interference severity				8.799. 0.032			91.0, 0.000
	No interference	1 (1.1)	0 (0)		1 (1.1)	0 (0)
	Mild	11 (12.1)	11 (12.1)		22 (24.2)	0 (0)
	Moderate	15 (16.5)	21 (23.8)		0 (0)	36 (39.6)
	Severe	24 (26.4)	8 (8.8)		0 (0)	32 (35.2)

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