Table 2.
Documentation of Pain Care Processes Overall and by Pain Severity at Baseline
| Number (%) with documentation of process | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain care process | Overall (n = 237) | Moderate-severe pain (n = 187) | Mild pain (n = 50) | p-value* |
| Pain assessment | 197 (83) | 165 (88) | 32 (64) | <0.001 |
| Diagnostic test | 49 (21) | 43 (23) | 6 (12) | 0.088 |
| Advice | 34 (14) | 29 (16) | 5 (10) | 0.974 |
| New medication | 75 (32) | 65 (35) | 10 (20) | 0.046 |
| Change in existing medication | 27 (11) | 25 (13) | 2 (4) | 0.064 |
| New non-pharmacologic treatment | 52 (22) | 48 (26) | 4 (8) | 0.007 |
| Plan to continue current therapy | 56 (24) | 46 (25) | 10 (20) | 0.497 |
| Any new treatment composite | 129 (54) | 112 (60) | 17 (34) | 0.001 |
*Chi-square test for difference between participants with moderate-severe pain (BPI severity ≥4) and those with mild pain (BPI severity <4)