Table 2.
Relationship between treatments and nature of chronic pain
| Treatments | Nature of chronic pain | Pearson’s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletala | Neuropathic | Mixed | chi-square | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | p-Value | |
| Acetaminophen and NSAIDs | 414 (25.8) | 374(23.3) | 374 (23.3) | 0.521 |
| Opioids | < 0.001 | |||
| Weak opioids | 300 (18.7) | 283 (17.6) | 363 (22.6) | |
| Strong opioids | 212 (13.2) | 690 (42.4) | 599 (37.3) | |
| Adjuvants | < 0.001 | |||
| Antidepressants | 56 (3.5) | 149 (9.3) | 96 (6.0) | |
| Anticonvulsants | 151 (9.4) | 715 (44.5) | 605 (37.7) | |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corticosteroids | 67 (4.2) | 14 (0.9) | 21 (1.3) | |
| Others (unspecified) | 27 (1.7) | 259 (16.1) | 161 (10.0) | < 0.001 |
| Others | ||||
| Local anesthetics | 135 (8.4) | 384 (23.9) | 196 (12.2) | < 0.001 |
| Complementary therapies | 294 (18.3) | 162 (10.1) | 239 (14.9) | 0.003 |
| Invasive treatments | 994 (61.9) | 403 (25.1) | 705 (43.9) | < 0.001 |
aIncluding chronic visceral pain