Table 4.
Barriers to adequate pain management based on physicians' 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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| Pain is usually unresponsive to conventional analgesics | 21 (30.43%) | 13 (34.21%) | 1 (12.50%) | 7 (30.43%) | 0.564 |
| Terminal illness | 17 (24.64%) | 12 (31.58%) | 0 (0.00%) | 5 (21.74%) | 0.122 |
| Poor knowledge of pain management | 29 (42.03%) | 10 (26.32%) | 8 (100.0%) | 11 (47.83%) | <0.001 |
| Fear of adverse effects of analgesics particularly respiratory depression and addiction to opioids | 31 (44.93%) | 17 (44.74%) | 2 (25.00%) | 12 (52.17%) | 0.485 |
| More than one answer | 29 (42.03%) | ||||