Table 2.
Types of clinics, staffing and treatments available in pain clinics services at each audit round (N = total number of responses for that section*).
Baseline (2010) | Follow-up (2013) | Chi squared test/P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Type of Clinic | N (%) | N (%) | |
Modality-oriented | 11 (7) | 3 (3) | N/A |
Pain Clinic | 33 (21) | 5 (5) | N/A |
Total Non-multidisciplinary | 44 (28) | 8 (7) | N/A |
Multidisciplinary** Pain Clinic | 76 (49) | 71 (65) | N/A |
Multidisciplinary** Pain Centre | 35 (23) | 30 (28) | N/A |
Total Multidisciplinary ** | 111 (72) | 101 (93) | <0.001 |
Total Clinic Type | 155 | 109 | |
Staffing |
N=124 (%) |
N=133 (%) |
|
Psychologist | 60 (49) | 80 (64 ) | 0.058 |
Physiotherapist | 67 (54) | 89 (67) | 0.003 |
Consultant | 89 (72) | 113 (85) | 0.010 |
Incomplete responses | 40 (32) | 20 (22) | |
True multidisciplinary staffing (minimum) | 39 (32) | 75 (56) | <0.001 |
MDT meetings |
70 (56) |
117 (88) |
<0.001 |
Treatment Modality |
N=146 (%) |
N= 116 (%) |
|
Interventional procedures | 130 (88) | 111 (96) | 0.049 |
Implants | 43 (30) | 31 (28) | 0.626 |
Pain Management Programme | 122 ***(86) | 71 (61) | <0.001 |
N varied between each section due to missing data returns.
Minimum staffing of physician, psychologist and physiotherapist.
May be inaccurate as question asked about specialist rehabilitation rather than distinguishing psychologically based rehabilitation from standard rehabilitation.