Physician Recognition of Pain in Primary Care Patients (N = 504)
| Patients | Pain Score ≤ 10*Zero to Little Pain n (%) | Pain Score >10 – ≥70 Medium Pain n (%) | Pain Score ≥ 70 Severe Pain n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: there were 504 patients having both global visual pain analog scale scores and medical record data regarding physician diagnosis of pain in index appointment. | ||||
| * Global Pain Scale 1–100. | ||||
| † Chi-square, P <.0001, significant differences between the 3 groups for the diagnosis of pain. | ||||
| No diagnosis of pain | 100 (81.97) | 139 (52.85) | 36 (30.25) | 275 (54.56) |
| Diagnosis of pain† | 22 (18.03) | 124 (47.15) | 83 (69.75) | 229 (45.44) |
| Total | 122 (100) | 263 (100) | 119 (100) | 504 (100) |