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Table 2 Patient-reported pain treatment method and route of pain medication administration

From: Hospitalized patients’ pain experience before and after the introduction of a nurse-based pain management programme: a separate sample pre and post study

Pain treatment

Survey 1 (N = 256) Number (%)

Survey 2 (N = 259) Number (%)

Survey 3 (N = 267) Number (%)

Method of treatment

 Pharmacological

161 (62.9)

186 (71.8)

201 (75.3)

 Non- pharmacological

13 (5.1)

8 (3.1)

4 (1.5)

 Mixed

72 (28.1)

57 (22.0)

56 (21.0)

 None

8 (3.1)

8 (3.1)

6 (2.2)

 Missed data

2 (0.8)

0

0

Route of pain medication

 Parenteral (IM/IV)

105 (45.1)

124 (51.0)

137 (53.7)

 Oral

44 (18.9)

54 (22.2)

44 (17.3)

 Both

84 (36.1)

65 (26.7)

74 (29.0)