Table 5.
Use of Technology for Chronic Pain Management
| Question and Answer | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Do you use electronic methods to collect intake information for new patients? (N = 100) | ||
| Yes, I am currently using it | 21 | 21.0% |
| No, but I plan to in the future | 28 | 28.0% |
| No, not currently or in the future | 35 | 35.0% |
| Undecided | 16 | 16.0% |
| Why not/undecided? (N = 51) a,b | ||
| Software too expensive | 9 | 17.6% |
| Implementation too complicated | 19 | 37.3% |
| Patients prefer paper | 4 | 7.8% |
| No proven benefit | 3 | 5.9% |
| No need | 7 | 13.7% |
| Other reason | 27 | 52.9% |
| Do you use electronic methods to collect patient-reported outcomes (PROs)? (N = 100) | ||
| Yes, I am currently using it | 14 | 14.0% |
| No, but I plan to in the future | 29 | 29.0% |
| No, not currently or in the future | 36 | 36.0% |
| Undecided | 21 | 21.0% |
| Why not/undecided? (N = 57) a,b | ||
| Software too expensive | 9 | 15.8% |
| Implementation too complicated | 26 | 45.6% |
| Patients prefer paper | 4 | 7.0% |
| No proven benefit | 2 | 3.5% |
| No need | 6 | 10.5% |
| Other reasonc | 30 | 52.6% |
Note. Percent calculated based on the number of participants who responded to that question, as indicated by N
a Question only shown to the subset of participants who responded “No, not currently or in the future” or “Undecided” to the previous question
b More than one reason could be selected
c Three of these respondents did not provide a specified other reason