Table 4.

Provider Perceptions of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

SCD Survey Question	Total Mean ± SD	Nurses Mean ± SD	Physicians Mean ± SD
Rate how frustrated you are with providing care to adult patients with sickle cell disease (scale 0–10)	3.8 ± 2.8	4.3 ± 2.8	3.1 ± 2.8
What percent of the general population do you believe are addicted to opioids, seeking opioids for recreation purposes versus pain management?	21.8 ± 24.8	33.1 ± 28.5	8.2 ± 7.3
What percent of ED patients do you believe are addicted to opioids?	28.4 ± 24.1	39.4 ± 26.7	16.4 ± 12.6
What percent of ED sickle cell patients do you believe are addicted to opioids?	50.9 ± 32.6	55.5 ± 35.1	44.9 ± 28.0

SD = Standard deviation, Ratings adjusted for years of provider practice