Table 9 Summary of significant differences found in the present study
From: Acute Pain Services and pain-related patient-reported outcomes in Hungarian hospitals
Variable | Difference |
|---|---|
Least pain in postoperative 24 h | Lower pain intensity scores reported in the APS group |
Worst pain in postoperative 24 h | Lower pain intensity scores reported in the APS group |
Experiencing strong pain in postoperative 24 h | A smaller part of the time experiencing strong pain reported in the APS group |
Pain-related interference to activities in bed | Lower interference scores reported in the APS group |
Pain-related interference to activities out of bed | Lower interference scores reported in the APS group |
Development of pain-related anxiety | Lower scores reported in the APS group |
Development of pain-related fear | Lower scores reported in the APS group |
Development of pain-related helplessness | Lower scores reported in the APS group |
Development of pain-management-related nausea | Lower scores reported in the APS group |
Development of pain-management-related itching | Lower scores reported in the APS group |
Development of pain-management-related dizziness | Lower scores reported in the APS group |
The usefulness of information received about pain management | Higher scores reported in the control group |
Non-pharmacologic pain-management techniques used | More patients reported using non-pharmacologic pain-management techniques in the APS group |