Table 3.
Use of pain medication and time normal diet was resumed for mail and telephone respondents by age group.
| Total sample | Mail responders | Telephone responders | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of pain medication use, n (%) | ||||
| Pediatric sample | (n = 459)∗ | (n = 341)∗ | (n = 118) | 0.821 |
| ≤1 week | 241 (52.5%) | 177 (51.9%) | 64 (54.2%) | |
| >1 and ≤2 weeks | 202 (44.0%) | 154 (45.2%) | 48 (40.7%) | |
| >2 weeks | 16 (3.5%) | 10 (2.9%) | 6 (5.1%) | |
| Adult sample | (n = 307)∗ | (n = 186)∗ | (n = 121)∗ | 0.578 |
| ≤1 week | 78 (25.4%) | 50 (26.9%) | 28 (23.1%) | |
| >1 and ≤2 weeks | 186 (60.6%) | 110 (59.1%) | 76 (62.8%) | |
| >2 weeks | 43 (14.0%) | 26 (14.0%) | 17 (14.0%) | |
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| Time until normal diet was resumed, n (%) | ||||
| Pediatric sample | (n = 452)∗ | (n = 344)∗ | (n = 118) | 0.556 |
| ≤1 week | 262 (58.0%) | 194 (58.1%) | 68 (57.6%) | |
| >1 and ≤2 weeks | 162 (35.8%) | 125 (37.4%) | 37 (31.4%) | |
| >2 weeks | 28 (6.2%) | 15 (4.5%) | 13 (11.0%) | |
| Adult sample | (n = 303)∗ | (n = 181)∗ | (n = 122)∗ | 0.090 |
| ≤1 week | 116 (38.3%) | 77 (42.5%) | 39 (32.0%) | |
| >1 and ≤2 weeks | 133 (43.9%) | 74 (40.9%) | 59 (48.4%) | |
| >2 weeks | 54 (17.8%) | 30 (16.6%) | 24 (19.7%) | |
∗Sample sizes are slightly reduced due to missing data for these items.