Table 4 The proportion of patients with mild, moderate and severe pain when asked for average pain in the last 24 h and pain “right now” by survey period
Severity of pain | Survey 1 | Survey2 | Survey 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average pain | N | 237 | 247 | 233 |
Mild | 31.2 | 27.1 | 51.5 | |
Moderate | 47.3 | 69.2 | 46.4 | |
Severe | 21.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | |
Pain at the time of the interview (“right now”) | N | 256 | 259 | 267 |
Mild | 46.1 | 42.9 | 62.9 | |
Moderate | 32.4 | 49.4 | 34.5 | |
Severe | 21.5 | 7.7 | 2.6 | |