Table 2.

Proportion of individuals utilizing health care resources or reporting time lost due to chronic post-surgical pain at the (A) 6-, (B) 12- and (C) 24-month follow-up

A) Health care resource utilization at the 6-month follow-up
	Total N=148 (100%)	Mild pain N=70 (100%)	Moderate to severe pain N=78 (100%)
Public insurance
Hospitalization	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Physician visit	10 (6.8)	1 (1.4)	9 (11.5)
Drugsa	2 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.6)
Total proportion reporting public insurance expenses	12 (8.1)	1 (1.4)	11 (14.1)
Out of pocket expenses
Drugsa	22 (14.9)	6 (8.6)	16 (20.5)
Health care visitsb	3 (2.0)	2 (2.9)	1 (1.3)
Travel	10 (6.8)	3 (4.3)	7 (9.0)
Household work	3 (2.0)	1 (1.4)	2 (2.6)
Total proportion reporting out of pocket expenses	28 (18.9)	9 (12.9)	19 (24.4)
Private insurance
Health care visitsb	2 (1.4)	2 (2.9)	0 (0.0)
Drugsa	4 (2.7)	0 (0.0)	4 (5.1)
Total proportion reporting private insurance	6 (4.0)	2 (2.9)	4 (5.1)
Loss of time
Patients’ work time lost	4 (2.7)	0 (0.0)	4 (5.1)
Patients’ leisure time lost	8 (5.4)	2 (2.9)	6 (7.7)
Caregivers’ leisure time lost	2 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.6)
Caregivers’ loss of time due to household work	5 (3.3)	2 (2.9)	3 (3.9)
Total number reporting loss of time	14 (9.5)	4 (5.7)	10 (12.8)
Total	31 (21.0)	11 (15.7)	20 (25.6)
B) Health care resource utilization components at the 12-month follow-up
	Total N=113 (100%)	Mild pain N=52 (100%)	Moderate to severe pain N=61 (100%)
Public insurance
Hospitalization	1 (0.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.6)
Physician visit	8 (7.1)	0 (0.0)	8 (13.1)
Drugsa	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Total number reporting public insurance expenses	8 (7.0)	0 (0.0)	8 (13.1)
Out of pocket expenses
Drugsa	23 (20.4)	5 (9.6)	18 (29.5)
Health care visitsb	4 (3.5)	1 (1.9)	3 (4.9)
Travel	9 (8.0)	1 (1.9)	8 (13.1)
Housework	4 (3.5)	2 (3.9)	2 (3.3)
Total number reporting out of pocket expenses	28 (24.8)	7 (13.5)	21 (34.4)
Private insurance
Health care visitsb	1 (0.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.6)
Drugsa	2 (1.8)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.3)
Total number reporting private insurance expenses	3 (2.7)	0 (0.0)	3 (4.9)
Loss of time
Patients’ work time lost	1 (0.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.6)
Patients’ leisure time lost	8 (7.1)	0 (0.0)	8 (13.1)
Caregivers’ leisure time lost	2 (1.8)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.3)
Caregivers’ loss of time due to housework	5 (4.4)	1 (1.9)	4 (6.6)
Total number reporting loss of time	11 (9.7)	1 (1.9)	10 (16.4)
Total	32 (28.3)	7 (13.5)	25 (41.0)
C) Health care resource utilization components at the 24-month follow-up
	Total N=69 (100%)	Mild pain N=36 (100%)	Moderate to severe pain N=33 (100%)
Public insurance
Hospitalization	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Physician visit	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Drugsa	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Total number reporting public insurance expenses	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Out of pocket expenses
Drugsa	10 (14.5)	2 (5.6)	8 (24.2)
Health care visitsb	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Travel	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Housework	3 (4.4)	1 (2.8)	2 (6.1)
Total number reporting out of pocket expenses	10 (14.5)	2 (5.6)	8 (24.2)
Private insurance
Health care visitsb	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Drugsa	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (3.0)
Total number reporting private insurance expenses	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (3.0)
Loss of time
Patients’ work time lost	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Patients’ leisure time lost	4 (5.8)	1 (2.8)	3 (9.1)
Caregivers’ leisure time lost	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Caregivers’ loss of time due to housework	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Total number reporting loss of time	4 (5.8)	1 (2.8)	3 (9.1)
Total	11 (15.9)	2 (5.6)	9 (27.3)

Notes: All results are presented as N (%). Resources identified within the table were utilized in the last 30 days and patients could report utilizing more than one type of resource.

^aDrugs utilized by patients could be covered by public and/or private insurance and/or could be paid for directly by the patient depending on insurance plan and coverage.

^bIncludes all non-physician health care professionals as well as physician practicing outside of the publicly insured health care system.