Table 2.
Distribution of participants (%) by chronic pain frequency, severity scores, and analgesic use over prior 30 days
| How Often Do You Experience Chronic Pain? | n | Analgesic Use in the Last Month, n (%) | Pain Score | Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Score, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | 0 | 1–4 | 5–8 | 9 and 10 | |||
| No chronic pain | 121 | 35 (28.9) | 86 (71.1) | Worst | ||||
| Now | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Acceptable | ||||||||
| Best | ||||||||
| Less than once/mo | 10 | 4 (40.0) | 6 (60.00) | Worst | 3 (30.0) | 3 (30.0) | 4 (40.0) | |
| Now | 7 (70.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | |||||
| Acceptable | 1 (10.0) | 8 (80.0) | 1 (10.0) | |||||
| Best | 8 (80.0) | 2 (20.0) | ||||||
| 1–3 times/mo or 1–2 times/wk | 37 | 23 (62.2) | 14 (37.8) | Worst | 7 (18.9) | 19 (51.3) | 11(29.7) | |
| Now | 25 (67.6) | 10 (27.0) | 2 (5.4) | |||||
| Acceptable | 2 (5.4) | 30 (81.0) | 5 (13.5) | |||||
| Best | 27 (73.0) | 9 (24.3) | 1 (2.7) | |||||
| 3–4 times/wk or almost everyday | 140 | 101 (72.1) | 39 (27.9) | Worst | 6 (4.3) | 67 (47.8) | 67 (47.8) | |
| Now | 23 (16.4) | 75 (53.5) | 42 (30) | |||||
| Acceptable | 11 (7.9) | 100 (71.5) | 26 (18.6) | 3 (2.1) | ||||
| Best | 45 (32.1) | 87(62.1) | 7 (5.0) | 1 (0.7) | ||||