Table 2.
Physicians' assessment of their own competency in pain management based on years in practice.
| Total number of physicians | Years in practice | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 69 | Early career (≤5 years) N = 38 |
Mid-career (6–10 years) N = 8 |
Advanced career (≥11 years) N = 23 |
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| Rating physicians' expertise in pain management | |||||
| Average to good | 30 (43.48%) | 21 (55.26%) | 2 (25.0%) | 7 (30.43%) | |
| Very good to excellent | 39 (56.52%) | 17 (44.74%) | 6 (75.0%) | 16 (69.57%) | 0.084 |
| Necessity for a formal training to improve knowledge in pain management | |||||
| Yes | 17 (24.64%) | 12 (31.58%) | 1 (12.5%) | 4 (17.39%) | |
| No | 46 (66.67%) | 23 (60.53%) | 7 (87.5%) | 16 (69.57%) | |
| No answer | 6 (8.69%) | 3 (7.89%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (13.04%) | 0.569 |
| Any recent formal training/workshop/course on pain management | |||||
| Yes | 35 (50.72%) | 13 (34.21%) | 4 (50.0%) | 18 (78.26%) | |
| No | 34 (49.28%) | 25 (65.79%) | 4 (50.0%) | 5 (21.74%) | 0.003 |
| Pain management reference used | |||||
| Hospital protocol on pain management | 15 (21.74%) | 11 (28.95%) | 2 (25.0%) | 2 (8.70%) | 0.173 |
| Other published hospital protocols | 6 (8.70%) | 2 (5.26%) | 2 (25.0%) | 2 (8.70%) | 0.188 |
| Physician's own judgment | 30 (43.48%) | 15 (39.47%) | 4 (50.0%) | 11 (47.83%) | 0.731 |
| Updated international pain management guidelines | 36 (52.17%) | 15 (39.47%) | 5 (62.5%) | 16 (69.57%) | 0.067 |
| More than one answer | 18 (26.09%) | ||||