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. 2018 Dec 7;13(3):185–193. doi: 10.1177/2049463718814277

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.